Boomerang Seamount |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-37.7217 |
77.8250 |
850 |
1996 plume and wax core only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-23.9000 |
-176.7800 |
1400 |
2003 plume only |
Vityaz megamullion |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-5.4000 |
68.5833 |
3500 |
1979 plume and deposits only |
EPR, 10 34'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-10.5667 |
-110.2800 |
2900 |
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity) |
Reykjanes Ridge, Area B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Reykjanes Ridge |
59.8167 |
-29.6833 |
1000 |
1992 submersible Mir did not find vents |
Magic Mountain, 3-km south |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Explorer Ridge |
49.7250 |
-130.2667 |
1850 |
2002 AUV ABE plume only |
Komba-ridge |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Banda/Sunda Arc |
-7.9800 |
123.8000 |
1000 |
2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides |
Split Seamount |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
47.6400 |
-128.9667 |
2350 |
1990 camera tow (need reference to check if activity confirmed) |
NELSC, T08C12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.2179 |
-174.1788 |
2000 |
2008 plume only |
NE Anatahan submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
16.3750 |
145.7250 |
460 |
2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only |
S-OH2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
34.0670 |
-37.4830 |
3250 |
2000 or earlier plume only |
EPR, 17 53'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.8800 |
-113.3000 |
2610 |
1993 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 22 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.4000 |
-176.1580 |
2700 |
2004 plume only |
MAR, south of 15 20'N fracture zone |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
15.0833 |
-45.0000 |
3000 |
1988 plume only; 1992 submersible Nautile did not observe active vents |
Tonga Arc, Volcano C |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-20.1800 |
-175.2000 |
1050 |
2004 SS11/2004 cruise did not detect hydrothermal activity |
Mata Taha |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Lau Basin |
-15.0416 |
-173.7833 |
2160 |
2010 plume only |
Krakatau |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Banda/Sunda Arc |
-6.1020 |
105.4230 |
250 |
2002 CTD/transmissometer and dredge only |
Galapagos Rift, 94.4 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.5300 |
-94.3300 |
2400 |
2005 plume only |
Su Causeway |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-38.1000 |
48.6000 |
3000 |
2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise |
CLSC, northern plumes on CL6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.1333 |
-176.2833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
84.4333 |
2.1333 |
4300 |
2001 plume only |
SWIR, D50B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.4200 |
12.7480 |
3913 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.6901 |
92.8451 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
EPR, 21 20'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-21.3670 |
-114.2570 |
2900 |
1981 plume only; 1987-1988 deposits only |
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.2230 |
86.3892 |
2500 |
2010 plume only |
SEIR-WXC25 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
131.9000 |
3050 |
2015 plume only |
Mariana Trough, 16.5 N |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
16.4010 |
144.8700 |
3829 |
2015 plume only |
SWIR, Plume 6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-27.7670 |
65.1330 |
3200 |
1997 plume only |
GEISEIR site 37, segment O4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.7483 |
98.1756 |
2800 |
2009 plume only |
C-ELSC, unnamed |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.1070 |
-176.2920 |
2300 |
2004 (assume submersible Shinkai 6500); 2004 plume only on previous cruise |