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
Rainbow	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.2300	-33.9020	2320	1997 submersible Nautile
Axial Seamount, International District	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	45.9266	-129.9795	1544	1986 submersible Pisces IV
Macdonald Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-28.9833	-140.2500	150	1989 submersible Cyana
Omuro Hole	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	34.5467	139.4417	200	2012 ROV Hyper-Dolphin
Haungaroa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-32.6060	-179.6090	1165	2002 plume only
MTJ, V12A-04	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9540	-174.7110	1330	2012 plume only
SWIR, Plume 5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.9170	64.4500	4000	1997 plume only
Mohns Ridge, 72.8 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	72.8060	4.1650	2300	2013 plume only
MAR, 4 02'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-4.0333	-12.2500	4000	2005 plume only
EPR, 28 S, Segment W3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-28.0170	-112.9040	2130	1998 plume only
Rumble II West	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-35.3600	178.5170	1500	1996 dredging only; 1999 plume only
MAR, 43 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	43.0000	-29.0000	3400	1986 or earlier plume only
Area JX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-22.9666	69.1833	3500	1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm)
Vema Fracture Zone	active, inferred	other	N MAR	10.7100	-42.6800	5180	2015 plume only
C-ELSC, plume 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.8700	-176.2170	2230	2004 plume only
GEISEIR site 36, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7009	98.0631	2700	2009 plume only
Central Andaman Trough, rift valley, dredges 9 and 10	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.4166	94.1666	3350	1994 deposits only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.3500	37.0000	3600	2001 plume only
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
Edison Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.3100	152.5800	1450	1994 and 1998 TV grab sampling did not confirm hydrothermal activity
Solwara 16	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.4380	149.9670	2163	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
SESCA	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	40.7500	-127.5200	3300	1986 sediments and heat-flow measurements
Okinawa Trough, Site ES2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.8137	128.1028	779	1992 dredge only
N-ELSC, plume 26	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.8200	-176.0420	2600	2004 plume only
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.6901	92.8451	2500	2009 plume only
EPR, southern 16 N segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	15.5000	-105.4000	2300	1997 plume only
EPR, 17 47'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7900	-113.3000	2600	1993 plume only
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
SWIR, D50B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.4200	12.7480	3913	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Rakahore volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-26.8100	-177.4000	1200	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition

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