Extensional Relay Zone A |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.1667 |
177.4167 |
2335 |
1999 towed camera did not confirm activity |
Deception Island |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.9500 |
-60.6500 |
100 |
1995 or earlier intertidal |
Sumisu Rift |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.1000 |
139.8917 |
1600 |
1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only |
ESR, E5 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-57.5000 |
-30.2000 |
3000 |
1999 plume only |
SPOT, Yonaguni Knoll IV |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8490 |
122.7000 |
1385 |
2000 submersibles Shinkai 2000 and Shinkai 6500 |
Mariana Trough, Central Trough |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.0467 |
144.7533 |
3676 |
1987 submersible Alvin |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
30.3303 |
129.0827 |
521 |
1992 dredge only |
FRSC, 14b, 16.31 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.3110 |
-174.5550 |
2380 |
2008 plume only |
MTJ, T08C03, 15.72 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.7186 |
-174.8338 |
2400 |
2008 plume only |
Pere Lachaise |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.9667 |
173.9333 |
2000 |
1989 submersible Nautile did not find activity; 1991 submersible Shinkai 6500 did not find activity |
Solwara 18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.0760 |
147.2390 |
1308 |
2008 plumes with some sites subsequently observed with ROV; 2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Tarama Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0916 |
124.5416 |
1990 |
2009 ROV HyperDolphin |
SuSu Knolls |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.8000 |
152.1000 |
1520 |
1996 towed camera/video; 1993 plume only |
ESR, E9 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-60.0500 |
-29.9300 |
2402 |
2009 towed video; 1999 plume only; 2010 ROV Isis |
Mariner |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.1800 |
-176.6017 |
1910 |
2003 plume and camera tow; 2004 submersible Shinkai 6500 |
Momoko |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.6400 |
-176.7210 |
2180 |
1989 submersible Nautile |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES2 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
28.8137 |
128.1028 |
779 |
1992 dredge only |
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.1150 |
-174.5680 |
2250 |
2008 plume only |
Si'iSi'i |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.2900 |
-176.6290 |
1950 |
2008 commercial ROV; 2003 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 |
Perseverance |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
15.4802 |
144.5077 |
3935 |
2016 ROV SuBastian; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping |
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.0000 |
147.0000 |
1800 |
NotProvided |
MTJ, T08C01 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9629 |
-174.7961 |
2400 |
2008 plume only |
Philippine Ridge, West Philippine Basin |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
West Philippine Basin |
12.0000 |
131.4170 |
5800 |
NotProvided |
Solwara 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6660 |
148.7640 |
1039 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
DESMOS Cauldron |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6958 |
151.8717 |
2000 |
1990 deep-sea monitoring system (DESMOS) video and still cameras |
VFR, ELSC7 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.8833 |
-176.7500 |
2050 |
2009 plume and dredge only |
FRSC, 11a-3 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.7950 |
-174.5230 |
2000 |
2008 plume only |
Alice Springs Field |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.2103 |
144.7073 |
3640 |
1987 submersible Alvin; 1982 plume only |
Tahi Moana 1 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.6900 |
-176.1800 |
2256 |
2008 commercial ROV; 2004 plume only |