Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
To sort the list of Vent Fields, click on a column header.
To view details for a specific Vent Field, click on the Name ID.
To view the subset of Vent Fields that contain a specific category, click on the category (for example, "active, confirmed" in the "Activity" column).

Vent Field Name ID	Activity	Tectonic Setting	Region	Latitude	Longitude	Maximum or Single Reported Depth	Year and How Discovered
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 37, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7483	98.1756	2800	2009 plume only
MAR, 14 54'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.9200	-44.9000	3500	1988 or earlier seafloor photographs did not confirm hydrothermal activity
Walsh	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Mid-Cayman Rise	17.8333	-81.8333	4000	2009 plume only; 2013 plume only
Extensional Relay Zone A	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.1667	177.4167	2335	1999 towed camera did not confirm activity
Sumisu Rift	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.1000	139.8917	1600	1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only
ET	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	48.1993	-128.9257	2500	NotProvided
Mata Fa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9833	-173.8000	2600	2010 plume only
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
Little Volcano	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Bransfield Strait	-62.7500	-59.2500	1500	1995 plume only
Douglas Strait caldera, Thule Island, South Sandwich Islands	active, inferred	arc volcano	South Sandwich Arc	-59.4167	-27.3333	625	2009 plume only; 2008 or earlier high resolution bathymetry only
GEISEIR site 3, segment J4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.7720	79.7530	2800	1996 plume only
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
Woodlark Basin, Segment 5B	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.2540	156.1910	3550	1986 plume only; 2000 plume only
Fukujin volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.9300	143.4700	1100	1987 deposits only
GEISEIR site 13, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0125	86.0608	2800	2010 plume only
SWIR, D57	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2240	13.7380	3517	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Logatchev-3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7083	-44.9667	3100	1993-1999 (between these dates)
VFR, plume 4	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.3400	-176.6590	1700	2004 plume only
N-ELSC, plume 27	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.7500	-176.0190	2570	2004 plume only; 2009 plume only
94SO2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	New Hebrides back-arc	-19.4000	169.9000	980	1994 towed camera with temperature did not confirm activity
Gamble volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-27.2000	-177.4100	250	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
GEISEIR site 27, segment M5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.9805	93.4571	2700	2009 plume only
Ahyi	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.4200	145.0300	60	2003 plume only
C-ELSC, plume 13	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.4150	-176.3720	2100	2004 plume only
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
New World Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-2.8333	152.5333	1200	2000 or earlier (cruise FR04/00 implies that they already suspected hydrothermal activity); 1994 seamount discovered
MAR, 7 57'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-7.9500	-13.4420	2600	2001 plume only
Kavachi submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-8.9833	157.9667	500	2000 plume only

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