Potrok Aike Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pasado.uni-bremen.de/ PASADO Project