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
GEISEIR site 35, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.6179	97.8678	2600	2009 plume only
SEIR	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-28.0614	74.1733	5000	NotProvided
SEIR-WXC27	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.4000	134.3000	2760	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 25, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.3115	92.1335	2700	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 14, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0716	86.1550	2700	2010 plume only
Boomerang Seamount	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-37.7217	77.8250	850	1996 plume and wax core only
GEISEIR site 36, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7009	98.0631	2700	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 22, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.1130	88.0420	2400	1996 plume only; 2009 plume only
SEIR-WXC15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	135.3000	3000	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.6901	92.8451	2500	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 37, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7483	98.1756	2800	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 10, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.4770	82.7100	2500	1996 plume only; 2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
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
GEISEIR site 38, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-48.0048	98.8232	2800	2009 plume only
AAR KR1, Mujin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-62.1000	158.8000	2100	2011 plume and biological samples
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
GEISEIR site 28, segment M6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-44.7237	94.6039	2700	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 17, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.6498	87.3481	2500	2010 plume only
AAR KR2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-60.0000	152.5000	3200	2011 plume only
GEISEIR site 5, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2420	81.1580	2860	1996 plume only; 2007 plume only
SEIR-WXC07	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.3000	2420	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 4, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2025	81.0625	2800	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 29, segment M6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-44.9054	94.9673	2700	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 18, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.7133	87.4375	2500	2010 plume only
Banua Wuhu submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	3.1380	125.4910	10	1996 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Lembeh Strait	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	1.8000	125.2000	3	NotProvided

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