Wagner Basin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
31.0666 |
-114.0833 |
120 |
2007 echosounder and grab samples |
Galapagos Rift, 95.5 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.6700 |
-95.4500 |
3200 |
1990 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
GEISEIR site 27, segment M5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.9805 |
93.4571 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 16, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.5883 |
87.2615 |
2500 |
2010 plume only |
Putoto volcanic center |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-27.6800 |
-177.6100 |
700 |
2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition |
Kavachi submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Solomons Arc |
-8.9833 |
157.9667 |
500 |
2000 plume only |
EPR, 15 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-15.0000 |
-112.7700 |
2640 |
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity); 1993 plume only |
NE Anatahan submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
16.3750 |
145.7250 |
460 |
2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano C |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-20.1800 |
-175.2000 |
1050 |
2004 SS11/2004 cruise did not detect hydrothermal activity |
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.8000 |
155.0667 |
3300 |
2009 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 22 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.4000 |
-176.1580 |
2700 |
2004 plume only |
Knipovich Ridge, 76 48'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
76.7833 |
8.0000 |
3500 |
1996 temperature anomaly and towed video did not confirm activity |
Sonne |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-34.0580 |
179.5890 |
1127 |
2002 plume only |
GEISEIR site 38, segment O4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-48.0048 |
98.8232 |
2800 |
2009 plume only |
MAR, 31 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-31.7377 |
-13.3772 |
3050 |
2013 plume only |
AAR KR1, Mujin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-62.1000 |
158.8000 |
2100 |
2011 plume and biological samples |
EPR, 27.7 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-27.7000 |
-112.9170 |
2105 |
1998 plume only |
Discovery Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
21.2830 |
38.0500 |
2100 |
1965 "confirmed" hot brine and cored seafloor, but see Table 1 in Miller et al. (1966) for historical measurements |
MAR, 23 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-23.7428 |
-13.3936 |
2880 |
2013 plume only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 4 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-22.0670 |
-176.2080 |
200 |
2003 plume and dredge only |
Kuiwai |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-33.1560 |
-179.9560 |
630 |
2002 plume only |
Europa |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
18.3500 |
-81.8500 |
2400 |
2009 plume only, not observed on dive with hybrid ROV Nereus |
EPR, 8 53'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
8.9000 |
-104.2000 |
2580 |
1991 plume only |
FRSC, T12A-01 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-17.7850 |
-174.5260 |
500 |
2012 plume only |
AMAR |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.3833 |
-33.6500 |
2600 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
EPR, 30.8 S, Segment E2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-30.7500 |
-111.8770 |
2360 |
1998 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
83.8500 |
-2.0000 |
3900 |
2001 plume only |
GEISEIR site 7, segment K3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.8020 |
81.8380 |
2540 |
1996 plume only; 2010 plume only |
SEIR-WXC02 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
137.0000 |
2620 |
2015 plume only |
East Mata submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-15.1010 |
-173.6780 |
1350 |
2008 plume only; 2009 plume only |