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Giggenbach volcano

Name Alias(es): 
Giggenbach Seamount
Volcano L
Volcano 'L'
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Maximum Temperature: 
203
Latitude: 
-30.0333
Longitude: 
-178.7167
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
180
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
160
Tectonic setting: 
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
basaltic to dacitic with large caldera
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/logs/leg2_summary/leg2_summary.html, accessed 27 May 2015: "hydrothermal systems at Giggenbach volcano are well within the photic zone"; http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/logs/april18/april18.html, accessed 27 May 2015, "First Dive On Giggenbach Volcano"; NZAPLUME II 2002 cruise CTDO with attached discrete water sampling capability over the summit of volcano ā€˜Lā€™; located in New Zealand's Kermadec Benthic Protection Area, http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Environmental/Seabed+Protection+and+Research/Benthic+Protection+Areas.htm, accessed 13 May 2015
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/background/biology/biology.html, accessed 27 May 2015
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2005 submersible PISCES V; 2002 plume only
Discovery References (text): 
(plume only) C. de Ronde et al. 2007, Submarine hydrothermal activity along the mid-Kermadec Arc, New Zealand: Large-scale effects on venting. G3, 8(Q07007), doi:10.1029/2006GC001495.
New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 (NZASRoF'05) Expedition, cruise report posted at: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/logs/leg2_summary/leg2_summary.html, accessed 27 May 2015.