Potrok Aike | |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina Santa Cruz |
Location: | Pali-Aike Volcanic Field, Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in Patagonia |
Coords: | -51.9631°N -70.3794°W |
Type: | maar |
Basin Countries: | Argentina |
Length: | 3.5km (02.2miles) |
Max-Depth: | 100m (300feet) |
Elevation: | 113m (371feet) |
Potrok Aike is a maar in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. It has a roughly circular shape and an average diameter 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.[1] The aim is to investigate the crater-filling sediments and the underlying volcaniclastic deposits.