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
Duanqiao	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.6579	50.4671	1780	2008 video and TV-grab DY115-20 Leg 5; 2015 TV-grab DY125-34
SWIR, D62	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2530	15.1030	3990	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Carlsberg Ridge, CR2003	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	6.0500	60.9500	3500	2003 plume only; 2007 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
Momoko	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.6400	-176.7210	2180	1989 submersible Nautile
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.1150	-174.5680	2250	2008 plume only
Zealandia	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.8800	145.8500	144	2003 plume only; 2009 or earlier ROV did not confirm activity
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.6901	92.8451	2500	2009 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 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
EPR, 15 24'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-15.4000	-112.8350	2640	1993 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano A	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.8600	-175.5500	700	2004 plume only
MTJ, T08C01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9629	-174.7961	2400	2008 plume only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
EPR, northern 17 N segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	17.6700	-105.0050	2800	1997 plume only
Logatchev-3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7083	-44.9667	3100	1993-1999 (between these dates)
Solwara 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6660	148.7640	1039	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
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
MAR, 30.8 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-30.8327	-13.4690	2950	2013 plume only
West Valley	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	48.4833	-129.0417	3000	1987 and 1988 deposits only (towed camera did not confirm activity)
Stockwork	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.9000	-129.1240	2300	2005 submersible Alvin (need publication to determine if confirmed)
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
MAR, 27 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-27.1476	-13.4753	3341	2013 plume only
SW Syoyo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	22.3870	142.7620	1750	2003 plume only
Eolo Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.5800	14.1667	800	1976 Fe crusts only; 2007 plume only; 2011 ROV Hercules but can not confirm based on Carey et al. (2012)
ET	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	48.1993	-128.9257	2500	NotProvided
GEISEIR site 37, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7483	98.1756	2800	2009 plume only
FRSC, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
EPR, 30.4 S, Segment E2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-30.3750	-111.7640	2320	1998 plume only

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