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
Pobeda-1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	17.1500	-46.4200	3100	2014/2015 video profiling, TVgrab and corer
EPR, 9 40'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	9.6500	-104.2600	2572	1989 Argo I towed video; 1991 submersible Alvin
Kolbeinsey Ridge, 69 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.7581	-16.0000	1200	1980 or earlier sediments only
Feather Duster	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	10.9267	-103.6767	2520	1984 towed camera and submersible Alvin
South Kurchatov	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	40.4670	-29.5500	2900	1992 plume only; 1995 plume only
Uka Pacha	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7700	-88.3000	2100	2011 ROV Little Hercules
Navidad	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5300	-94.0750	2380	2005 towed video Medea
EPR, 13 N, Marginal High	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	12.7090	-103.9160	2650	1984 submersible Cyana; 1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity
S-OH1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.5330	-36.8500	3000	1996 submersible Nautile did not find active vents; 2000 or earlier plume only
EPR, 17 47'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7900	-113.3000	2600	1993 plume only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
MAR, 8 10'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-8.1670	-13.4670	2000	2001 plume only
Lucky Strike segment, southern end	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.0500	-32.4200	2600	1994 plume only
Alarcon Rise, Meyibo	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3553	-108.5443	2295	2012 ROV Doc Ricketts
EPR, 23 30'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-23.5333	-115.5667	2600	1987 or earlier [need to check Marchig & Gundlach (1987)]; 2005 submersible Alvin
Hess Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.2500	-101.5000	5100	NotProvided
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough_2	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.4110	-111.3879	1800	2015 ROV Hybis
EPR/Tamayo intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	22.9333	-108.0667	3200	1979 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.3000	66.4000	3500	2010 plume only
Galapagos Rift, 93.7 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.4970	-93.7700	2220	2005 plume only
MAR, segment south of St. Paul system	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	0.5000	-25.0000	3500	2013 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	83.8500	-2.0000	3900	2001 plume only
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
Merian	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-26.0166	-13.8500	2550	2012 R/V Dayang Yihao; 2013 AUV Abyss plume and side-scan data
SWIR, D36	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.7490	11.7110	3981	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Aden New Century Mountains	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Aden Ridge	12.0833	45.6667	800	2000-2001 plume only
GEISEIR site 25, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.3115	92.1335	2700	2009 plume only
EPR, 20 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-20.0333	-113.6843	3000	1999 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
Medusa	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	9.1404	-104.2065	2580	2007 ROV Jason II; 1991 plume only
MAR, 12 48'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.8000	-44.7883	2400	NotProvided

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