Potrok Aike

Potrok Aike
Potrok Aike is located in Santa Cruz Province
Potrok Aike
Potrok Aike
LocationPali-Aike Volcanic Field, Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates51°57′47″S 70°22′46″W / 51.96306°S 70.37944°W / -51.96306; -70.37944
Typemaar
Basin countriesArgentina
Max. length3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Max. depth100 m (330 ft)
Surface elevation113 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 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.