Pali-Aike Volcanic Field

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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
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Coordinates:   51°57'21"S   69°59'20"W
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