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
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	30.3303	129.0827	521	1992 dredge only
W Los Huellos Caldera	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.0000	-90.6000	1600	2005 plume only
Consag Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	30.6333	-113.9083	140	2007 echosounder and grab samples
GEISEIR site 14, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0716	86.1550	2700	2010 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
N-ELSC, plume 22	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.4000	-176.1580	2700	2004 plume only
Gorda Ridge, EP96B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.5500	-126.8333	3400	1984 deposits only; 1996 plume only
EPR, 16 43'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-16.7170	-113.0680	2600	1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity)
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
Stromboli	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.7890	15.2130	250	1969 Fe crusts only
Dugong submarine volcano	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.4500	-175.7000	1170	2008 plume only
Kuiwai	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.1560	-179.9560	630	2002 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
VFR, plume 4	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.3400	-176.6590	1700	2004 plume only
Chile Triple Junction, 10 km north	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.2000	-75.8333	3000	2010 plume only
Makhahnas	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.5300	144.8833	420	2003 no plume detected
San Cristobal arc, Target N	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.5000	164.0000	2000	2002 dredge 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
GEISEIR site 32, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.1196	96.8947	2600	2009 plume only
Mariana Trough, 18.2 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	18.1080	144.7380	3916	2015 plume only
SWIR, 53.2 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-36.1010	53.2550	2218	2008 plume and dredge only
AAR KR2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-60.0000	152.5000	3200	2011 plume only
Pobeda-1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	17.1500	-46.4200	3100	2014/2015 video profiling, TVgrab and corer
EPR, 1 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-0.8000	-102.4600	2800	2005 plume only
Mata Taha	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-15.0416	-173.7833	2160	2010 plume only
MTJ, T08C05	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.5134	-174.7407	2100	2008 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	83.8500	-2.0000	3900	2001 plume only
Montserrat-Marie Galante fault	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	16.4600	-61.9820	1000	1987 plume and deposits
GEISEIR site 3, segment J4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.7720	79.7530	2800	1996 plume only

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