EPR, Seamount 5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
13.0000 |
-103.5000 |
1100 |
1988 or earlier camera and/or submersible (need to check reference) |
SWIR, D20 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-53.0200 |
22.1880 |
4170 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
Markov Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
5.9100 |
-33.1800 |
3500 |
2001-2002 and 2003 dredge only |
E Los Huellos Caldera |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.9500 |
-90.5300 |
1600 |
2005 plume only; 2005 towed video Medea did not confirm activity |
Kuwae submarine caldera |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
New Hebrides Arc |
-16.8300 |
168.5300 |
484 |
2001 plume and inconclusive grab samples |
EPR, 21 20'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-21.3670 |
-114.2570 |
2900 |
1981 plume only; 1987-1988 deposits only |
GEISEIR site 30, segment O1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-46.6240 |
96.0594 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
TaiJi |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-13.5900 |
-14.5200 |
3180 |
2011 plume only |
MAR, 11 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
11.0380 |
-43.6483 |
4010 |
1984 plume only; 2009 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.8700 |
-176.2170 |
2230 |
2004 plume only |
Hinetapeka volcanic center |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-28.5900 |
-177.8200 |
300 |
2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
30.3303 |
129.0827 |
521 |
1992 dredge only |
S AMAR 2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
35.9670 |
-34.1830 |
2240 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
Galapagos Rift, 94.7 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.6000 |
-94.7750 |
2690 |
2005 plume only |
NELSC, T08C12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.2179 |
-174.1788 |
2000 |
2008 plume only |
West Valley |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
48.4833 |
-129.0417 |
3000 |
1987 and 1988 deposits only (towed camera did not confirm activity) |
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
3.7000 |
63.6666 |
3500 |
2007 plume only |
EPR, 10 08'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
10.1300 |
-104.3300 |
2580 |
1983 towed camera and temperature measurements (no direct observations/sampling of hydrothermal fluid) |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-10.6600 |
66.5000 |
3500 |
2010 plume only |
Solwara 16 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.4380 |
149.9670 |
2163 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.3500 |
37.0000 |
3600 |
2001 plume only |
EPR, 29.8 S, Segment E1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-29.8000 |
-111.7300 |
2580 |
1998 plume only |
GEISEIR site 1, segment J2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-39.4400 |
78.0920 |
2270 |
1996 plume only |
Kana Keoki seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Solomons Arc |
-8.7500 |
157.0300 |
650 |
1993 observations did not confirm activity |
GEISEIR site 9, segment K3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.9633 |
82.0600 |
2700 |
2010 plume only |
NWLSC, Southern Caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9000 |
-177.4166 |
2160 |
2008 plume only |
Neptune's Beard |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
12.9100 |
-44.9000 |
4100 |
1984 plume only; 2000 TV survey did not confirm activity |
MAR, 30 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
30.0333 |
-42.5000 |
3400 |
1993 plume only |
Kolbeinsey Ridge, 69 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Kolbeinsey Ridge |
68.7581 |
-16.0000 |
1200 |
1980 or earlier sediments only |
EPR, 17 56'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.9400 |
-113.3170 |
2620 |
1993 plume only |