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Pali-Aike Volcanic Field
Elevation 282 m (925 ft)
Location
Location Patagonia, Argentina–Chile
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 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. A notable crater within this volcanic field is the Pali Aike Crater.

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References

Andean volcanoes
Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)
Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S)
Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)
Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)
Lautaro · Viedma · Aguilera · Reclus · Pali-Aike · Burney · Fueguino
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south







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