Potrok Aike | |
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Location | Pali-Aike Volcanic Field, Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in Patagonia |
Coordinates | 51°57′47″S 70°22′46″W / 51.96306°S 70.37944°WCoordinates: 51°57′47″S 70°22′46″W / 51.96306°S 70.37944°W |
Type | maar |
Basin countries | Argentina |
Max. length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Max. depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Surface elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
Potrok Aike is a maar in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. It has a roughly circular shape and an average diamete of 2,700 metres. It is located just 2,200 metres north of the Argentina-Chile border. It is a maar lake and part of the Pali-Aike Volcanic Field. The Potrok Aike Maar Lake Sediment Archive Drilling Project (PASADO) bore a number of ICDP drill holes for October–November 2008. The aim is to investigate the crater-filling sediments and the underlying volcaniclastic deposits.