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
Dellwood Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	50.7470	-130.8961	800	1974 or earlier deposits only; 2018 ROV Hercules inactive
MAR, 28 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-27.7936	-13.3730	3217	2013 plume only
EPR, 18 26'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-18.4333	-113.3833	2650	1993 submersible Nautile; 1983 seafloor photos, temperature anomalies, and deposits did not confirm activity; 1984 submersible Cyana observed only inactive sites; 1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity)
Squid Forest	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.0000	-17.5000	900	1999 ROV Aglantha
Grimsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	66.6067	-17.6542	400	1997 submersible Jago
Menez Gwen	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.8417	-31.5250	865	1994 submersible Nautile
MAR, 22 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	22.5000	-45.0050	2800	NotProvided
GEISEIR site 36, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7009	98.0631	2700	2009 plume only
EPR, 30.1 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-30.1330	-111.7640	2480	1998 plume only
S-OH2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.0670	-37.4830	3250	2000 or earlier plume only
Gakkel Ridge, 7.5 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	85.0167	7.4500	3600	2001 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
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
East Blanco Depression	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	44.2170	-129.6250	3460	1994 ROV U.S. Navy's Advanced Tethered Vehicle
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3526	-108.5597	2249	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts
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
Iguanas-Pinguinos	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.1000	-91.9350	1640	2005 towed video Medea
EPR, 11 24'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.4000	-103.7800	2580	1990 submersible Alvin; 1988 submersible Alvin dive #1994 (need reference to confirm activity)
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
Galapagos Rift, 95 W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5000	-95.1667	2600	NotProvided
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.6901	92.8451	2500	2009 plume only
Loki's Castle	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	73.5500	8.1500	2400	2008 ROV Bathysaurus
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
Aurora	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	82.8833	-6.2500	4100	2001 shimmering water in camera tow and sulfide chimney in dredge
Navidad	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5300	-94.0750	2380	2005 towed video Medea
Petersburgskoe	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	19.8666	-45.8666	3100	2010 dredging only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only

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