Pali-Aike Volcanic Field
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Pali-Aike Volcanic Field | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Patagonia, Argentina–Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 52°S 70°W / 52°S 70°WCoordinates: 52°S 70°W / 52°S 70°W |
| 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 Argentina–Chile 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Palei-Aike Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1508-08-.
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640. ISBN 956-202-054-1.(in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia & Peru)
|
|||||||||||||||||
 |
This Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Volcanoes of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region
- Geography of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
- Volcanoes of Argentina
- Maars of Argentina
- Volcanic fields
- Crater lakes
- Cinder cones of Chile
- Pleistocene volcanoes
- Holocene volcanoes
- Inactive volcanoes
- Argentina–Chile border
- Magellan and Chilean Antarctic Region geography stubs
