SWIR, Plume 5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-27.9170 |
64.4500 |
4000 |
1997 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 29 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-19.6000 |
-175.9750 |
2700 |
2004 plume only |
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.0050 |
87.8808 |
2400 |
2010 plume only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano A |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-20.8600 |
-175.5500 |
700 |
2004 plume only |
GEISEIR site 11, segment K4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.5375 |
82.8266 |
2600 |
2010 plume only |
Kos, south |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea |
36.6667 |
27.2500 |
450 |
1997 plume only |
CIR, Segment 3, Hydrothermal Plume Site |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-24.0000 |
69.6667 |
2840 |
1987 plume only; 2005/2006 plume only |
S-OH2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
34.0670 |
-37.4830 |
3250 |
2000 or earlier plume only |
Kebrit Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
24.7233 |
36.2767 |
1590 |
1972 deposits only |
MAR, segment south of St. Paul system |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
0.5000 |
-25.0000 |
3500 |
2013 plume 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 |
EPR, mid 17 N segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
17.0000 |
-105.3800 |
2750 |
1997 plume only |
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.2383 |
97.1566 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
Ahyi |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
20.4200 |
145.0300 |
60 |
2003 plume only |
GEISEIR site 22, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.1130 |
88.0420 |
2400 |
1996 plume only; 2009 plume only |
Mohns Ridge, 72.8 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mohns Ridge |
72.8060 |
4.1650 |
2300 |
2013 plume only |
Alarcon Rise/Pescadero intersection |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.6423 |
-108.3948 |
2384 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity |
Central Andaman Trough, seamount crater, dredge 6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Andaman Basin |
10.0000 |
94.0000 |
1640 |
1994 deposits only |
Eye of Mordor Seamount |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.9410 |
-91.3100 |
1555 |
2005 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 5, 12.25 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-12.2500 |
65.7000 |
4000 |
2010 plume only |
Vityaz megamullion |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-5.4000 |
68.5833 |
3500 |
1979 plume and deposits only |
Solwara 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6660 |
148.7640 |
1039 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
EPR, 15 24'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-15.4000 |
-112.8350 |
2640 |
1993 plume only |
SWIR, D50B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.4200 |
12.7480 |
3913 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
MTJ, V12A-04 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9540 |
-174.7110 |
1330 |
2012 plume only |
GEISEIR site 12, segment K4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.6600 |
83.0366 |
2600 |
2010 plume only |
Mata Fa |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Lau Basin |
-14.9833 |
-173.8000 |
2600 |
2010 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, 7.5 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
85.0167 |
7.4500 |
3600 |
2001 plume only |
EPR, 28.3 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-28.3000 |
-112.9830 |
2220 |
1998 plume only |
Carlsberg Ridge, CR2003 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
6.0500 |
60.9500 |
3500 |
2003 plume only; 2007 plume only |