Pali-Aike Volcanic Field
Argentina /
Santa Cruz /
Rio Gallegos /
World
/ Argentina
/ Santa Cruz
/ Rio Gallegos
World / Chile / Magallanes y Antártica Chilena / Tierra del Fuego
mountain, volcano
Pali-Aike Volcanic Field (also spelled Palei-Aike) is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene volcanic field in Patagonia on the Argentina–Chile border, located north of the Straits of Magellan about 150 km northwest 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.
Elevation: 282 m (925 ft)
Type: Volcanic field, cinder cones, maars
Last eruption: 5550 BC ± 1000 years
Elevation: 282 m (925 ft)
Type: Volcanic field, cinder cones, maars
Last eruption: 5550 BC ± 1000 years
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palei-Aike_Volcanic_Field
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°57'21"S 69°59'20"W
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- Argentine Air Force eastern dispersal area 61 km
- Rio Gallegos Airport 61 km
- Migratory Birds Provincial Reserve 73 km
- Bahia Possession 80 km
- Grande Lake 80 km
- Laguna Alaviva 132 km
- Laguna Las Tres 134 km
- Grande Bay 136 km