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MAR, 27 S

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Activity: 
Latitude: 
-27.1476
Longitude: 
-13.4753
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
3341
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
34.4
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Devey (2014): AUV Abyss dive 127; in addition, Schmid et al. (2019) report elevated d3He on this ridge segment at 26.7 S;
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2013 plume only
Discovery References (text): 
Devey, C. (2014) SoMARTherm: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge 13-33°S – Cruise No. MSM25 – January 24 – March 5, 2013 – Cape Town (South Africa) – Mindelo (Cape Verde). MARIA S. MERIAN-Berichte, MSM25, 80 pp., DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie, DOI:10.2312/cr_msm25.;
Schmid, F. et al. (2019) Physico-chemical properties of newly discovered hydrothermal plumes above the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (13°-33°S) Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 148: 34-52 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.010;