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Adventure Caldera

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Vent Sites: 
Maximum Temperature: 
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Latitude: 
-59.7210
Longitude: 
-27.8571
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Ocean: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
520
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
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Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
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Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
RRS James Cook Voyage 55 ChEsSo; http://www.hydro-international.com/news/id4532-DeepSea_Vents_Discovery.html: "slender mineral spires three metres tall, with shimmering hot water gushing from their peaks, and gossamer-like white mats of bacteria coating their sides"
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2011 SHRIMP towed camera system; 2010 high resolution bathymetry only
Discovery References (text): 
Cruise blog http://www.thesearethevoyages.net/jc55/feb11.html
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