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EPR, 14 S

Name Alias(es): 
RM04
13 59'S, EPR
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
Alvinella chimney
Lucky Eric
Pagoda
Shirakaba
Smokin'Shank
Maximum Temperature: 
374
Latitude: 
-13.9667
Longitude: 
-112.4667
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2635
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
2619
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
143.9
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
MORB
Deposit Type: 
PMS
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Alvin dives 3324 and 3325 in 1998
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
2004 BIOSPEEDO cruise noted lack of fauna at Pagoda and Smokin'Shank, but mussels at Lucky Eric and alvinellids at smokers S of Pagoda
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity); 1993 plume only; 1994 submersible Shinkai 6500
Discovery References (text): 
[(TV grab) Holler (1993) Erscheinungsformen hydrothermaler Aktivität am Ostpazifischen Rücken zwischen 6° und 30° Süd. University of Göltingen. Verlag Shaker, 226 pp. (German dissertation)]
Fujioka et al. (1995) Active hydrothermal systems of a super-fast spreading ridge, Southern East Pacific Rise (13 58'S to 18 26'S). InterRidge News 4(1): 7-10
(plume only) Baker, E., and T. Urabe (1996) Extensive distribution of hydrothermal plumes along the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 13°30′-18°40′S, J. Geophys. Res., 101(B4), 8685-8695.
Other References (text): 
Jollivet, D. et al. (2004) The BIOSPEEDO cruise: a new survey of hydrothermal vents along the South East Pacific Rise from 7 24'S to 21 33'S. InterRidge News 13: 20-26.