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VFR, plume 12

Name Alias(es): 
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
Activity: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Latitude: 
-21.7300
Longitude: 
-176.4530
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
1910
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
56.7
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
northern Valu Fa Ridge
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2004 plume only
Discovery References (text): 
(plume only): Baker et al., GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 33, L07308, doi:10.1029/2005GL025283, 2006, Abundant hydrothermal venting along melt-rich and melt-free ridge segments in the Lau back-arc basin.
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