Potrok Aike is a maar in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. It has a roughly circular shape and an average diameter of 2,700 metres. It is located just 2,200 metres north of the Argentina-Chile border. It is a maar lake and part of the Pali-Aike Volcanic Field. The Potrok Aike Maar Lake Sediment Archive Drilling Project (PASADO) bore a number of ICDP drill holes for October–November 2008.[1] The aim is to investigate the crater-filling sediments and the underlying volcaniclastic deposits.

Potrok Aike
Potrok Aike is located in Santa Cruz Province
Potrok Aike
Potrok Aike
LocationPali-Aike Volcanic Field, Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates51°57′47″S 70°22′46″W / 51.96306°S 70.37944°W / -51.96306; -70.37944
Typemaar
Basin countriesArgentina
Max. length3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Max. depth100 m (330 ft)
Surface elevation113 m (371 ft)

Climate

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Climate data for Potrok Aike
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
29.7
(85.5)
30.2
(86.4)
22.4
(72.3)
18.2
(64.8)
14.4
(57.9)
13.0
(55.4)
15.1
(59.2)
20.1
(68.2)
23.3
(73.9)
26.3
(79.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.4
(88.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
17.4
(63.3)
15.1
(59.2)
11.4
(52.5)
6.5
(43.7)
3.2
(37.8)
3.1
(37.6)
5.3
(41.5)
9.8
(49.6)
12.7
(54.9)
14.7
(58.5)
16.3
(61.3)
11.9
(53.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)
11.1
(52.0)
9.2
(48.6)
6.1
(43.0)
2.5
(36.5)
0.2
(32.4)
0.1
(32.2)
1.5
(34.7)
4.5
(40.1)
6.6
(43.9)
8.6
(47.5)
10.4
(50.7)
6.7
(44.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.0
(41.0)
3.6
(38.5)
1.2
(34.2)
−1.4
(29.5)
−3.0
(26.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.9
(28.6)
−0.2
(31.6)
0.7
(33.3)
2.2
(36.0)
4.5
(40.1)
1.6
(34.9)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)
−4.7
(23.5)
−7.8
(18.0)
−7.3
(18.9)
−11.4
(11.5)
−16.8
(1.8)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−16.4
(2.5)
−12.4
(9.7)
−6.0
(21.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
−2.2
(28.0)
−18.2
(−0.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 19.6
(0.77)
19.1
(0.75)
20.8
(0.82)
19.6
(0.77)
13.9
(0.55)
13.2
(0.52)
12.5
(0.49)
12.8
(0.50)
9.8
(0.39)
13.4
(0.53)
16.7
(0.66)
18.7
(0.74)
162.6
(6.40)
Average relative humidity (%) 58.6 60.0 64.9 70.8 77.9 81.6 80.3 76.9 70.1 63.4 58.8 57.9 67.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ PASADO Project
  2. ^ "Información de estaciones agrometeorológicas–Potrok Aike" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved December 5, 2015.