Pali-Aike Volcanic Field

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Pali-Aike Volcanic Field
Elevation 282 m (925 ft)
Location
Location Patagonia, ArgentinaChile
Range Andes
Coordinates 52°S 70°W / 52°S 70°W / -52; -70Coordinates: 52°S 70°W / 52°S 70°W / -52; -70
Geology
Type Volcanic field, cinder cones, maars
Last eruption 5550 BC ± 1000 years

Pali-Aike Volcanic Field (also spelled Palei-Aike) is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene volcanic field in Patagonia on the ArgentinaChile border, located north of the Straits of Magellan about 150 km northeast of Punta Arenas, Chile. The volcanic field contains lake-filled maars, along with basaltic scoria cones and spatter cones with fresh-looking lava flows. It is the southernmost basaltic volcanic field in Patagonia. A notable crater within this volcanic field is the Pali Aike Crater.

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