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Potrok Aike

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Type
  
maar

Max. length
  
3.5 km (2.2 mi)

Surface elevation
  
113 m

Basin countries
  
Argentina

Max. depth
  
100 m (330 ft)

Length
  
3.5 km

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Location
  
Pali-Aike Volcanic Field, Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in Patagonia

Province
  
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

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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.

Contents

Map of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

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References

Potrok Aike Wikipedia