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Aegir

Name Alias(es): 
Ægir
Max Temperature Category: 
Latitude: 
72.3440
Longitude: 
1.5550
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2600
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
15.8
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Depth approximate based on Figure 3a (Stensland et al., 2019); 2015 discovery: https://www.uib.no/node/96339https://www.uib.no/node/96339 (accessed on: 9 October 2019); Stensland et al., 2019 are reporting 'the discovery of a new field in 2014';
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2015 ROV Ægir 6000; 2013 plume only; 2015 AUV
Discovery References (text): 
Discovery on CGB2015 cruise: https://www.uib.no/node/96339https://www.uib.no/node/96339 (accessed on: 9 October 2019);
Other References (text): 
Stensland, A., et al. (2019) 3He along the ultraslow spreading AMOR in the Norwegian-Greenland Seas. Deep-Sea Res. I, 147, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.004;