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EPR, 11 42'N

Name Alias(es): 
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Vent Sites: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Max Temperature Category: 
Latitude: 
11.7000
Longitude: 
-103.8500
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2580
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
95.8
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
basalt-hosted
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
ARGO-RISE (1988): "Immediately south of the OSCs, at 11 42'N on the crest of the ridge, active hydrothermal vents occur in association with a highly fractured plateau-like terrain consisting of Unit II sedimented, lobate to smooth flows"
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1984 Angus camera (or 1985 Argo video) tow with temperature
Discovery References (text): 
ARGO-RISE Group, Can. Mineral. 26, 467-486, 1988, Geological mapping of the East Pacific Rise axis (10 degrees 19' - 11 degrees 53'N) using the ARGO and ANGUS imaging systems.
Other References (text): 
Baker et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 128, 1-17, 1994, Hydrothermal plumes along the East Pacific Rise, 8°40′ to 11°50′N: Plume distribution and relationship to the apparent magmatic budget, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(94)90022-1.