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Woodlark Basin, Segment 5B

Name Alias(es): 
Vent Sites: 
Activity: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Latitude: 
-9.2540
Longitude: 
156.1910
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
3550
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
39.2
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Email from G. Massoth, 2010: "site was reported previous to our 2000 SHAARC Expedition by Harmon Craig as a very weak anomaly in methane (~2x bkgd) at STA V1-6 of the Papatua Expedition in 1986."
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1986 plume only; 2000 plume only
Discovery References (text): 
(plume only) H. Craig and R. Poreda, UCAL/SIO, Data Report, 1 June 1987, SIO Ref. 87-14
(plume only) G. J. Massoth, GNS New Zealand, pers. comm., 2000, and cruise report: http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/franklin/plans/2001/fr04_00s.html
Other References (text):