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 |
EPR, 27.7 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-27.7000 |
-112.9170 |
2105 |
1998 plume 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 |
Su Causeway |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-38.1000 |
48.6000 |
3000 |
2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise |
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 |
NWLSC, Central Caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.8000 |
-177.2666 |
2200 |
2008 plume and dredge only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 4 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-22.0670 |
-176.2080 |
200 |
2003 plume and dredge only |
C-ELSC, plume 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.8700 |
-176.2170 |
2230 |
2004 plume only |
Three Sisters, Middle Sister |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.6420 |
-58.9833 |
1040 |
1995 plume only; 1999 still had no visual confirmation |
GEISEIR site 34, segment O3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.4145 |
97.4373 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
Hinetapeka volcanic center |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-28.5900 |
-177.8200 |
300 |
2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition |
FRSC, 14b, 16.31 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.3110 |
-174.5550 |
2380 |
2008 plume 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 |
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
3.7000 |
63.6666 |
3500 |
2007 plume only |
SEIR-WXC25 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
131.9000 |
3050 |
2015 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) |
Solwara 16 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.4380 |
149.9670 |
2163 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
MTJ, T08C03, 15.72 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.7186 |
-174.8338 |
2400 |
2008 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.3500 |
37.0000 |
3600 |
2001 plume only |
Daiichi-Amami knoll |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Ryukyu Arc |
28.4500 |
128.7500 |
350 |
2013 multibeam echo sounder on S/V Takuyo and AUV Gondo |
GEISEIR site 1, segment J2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-39.4400 |
78.0920 |
2270 |
1996 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 5, 12.6 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-12.6000 |
66.1000 |
3800 |
2010 plume only |
Kana Keoki seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Solomons Arc |
-8.7500 |
157.0300 |
650 |
1993 observations did not confirm activity |
Walsh |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
17.8333 |
-81.8333 |
4000 |
2009 plume only; 2013 plume only |
EPR, 30.8 S, Segment E2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-30.7500 |
-111.8770 |
2360 |
1998 plume only |
MAR, 25 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-25.3350 |
-13.6305 |
2570 |
2013 plume only |