☄️ Mahuika crater

New Zealand · Oceania · 48.05°S, 166.07°E

Mahuika crater was a hypothesized impact crater named after the Māori god of fire. It was described as being about 20 ± 2 km wide and over 153 meters (502 ft) deep and on the New Zealand continental shelf at 48.3 South and 166.4 East, to the south of The Snares. A 2017 survey of the purported site found no evidence supporting the existence of the crater.

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Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	48.05°S, 166.07°E · view on map

Mahuika crater is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

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