EPR, 16 24'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-16.4000 |
-113.0500 |
2640 |
1993 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 7 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.9833 |
55.5000 |
3800 |
2001 plume only |
EPR, 30.1 S, Segment E1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-30.1330 |
-111.7640 |
2480 |
1998 plume only |
Chile Rise, Segment N8 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Chile Rise |
-38.7167 |
-91.5667 |
3330 |
1998 plume only |
SESCA |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
40.7500 |
-127.5200 |
3300 |
1986 sediments and heat-flow measurements |
GEISEIR site 12, segment K4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.6600 |
83.0366 |
2600 |
2010 plume only |
VFR, plume 12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.7300 |
-176.4530 |
1910 |
2004 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 14 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.3200 |
-176.3640 |
2100 |
2004 plume only |
EPR/Tamayo intersection |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
22.9333 |
-108.0667 |
3200 |
1979 submersible Alvin did not 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 |
MAR, 33 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-32.9676 |
-14.4517 |
2600 |
2013 plume only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-23.9000 |
-176.7800 |
1400 |
2003 plume only |
MAR, 43 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
43.0000 |
-29.0000 |
3400 |
1986 or earlier plume only |
EPR, 14 18'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-14.3000 |
-112.6670 |
2630 |
1993 plume only |
Discovery Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
21.2830 |
38.0500 |
2100 |
1965 "confirmed" hot brine and cored seafloor, but see Table 1 in Miller et al. (1966) for historical measurements |
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.0050 |
87.8808 |
2400 |
2010 plume only |
Tangyin |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0667 |
122.5667 |
1206 |
2014 likely by dredging or ROV during the HOBAB3 cruise on R/V Kexue |
S-OH2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
34.0670 |
-37.4830 |
3250 |
2000 or earlier plume only |
SWIR, D54 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.4370 |
13.3120 |
4029 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
MAR, segment south of St. Paul system |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
0.5000 |
-25.0000 |
3500 |
2013 plume only |
East Mata submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-15.1010 |
-173.6780 |
1350 |
2008 plume only; 2009 plume only |
Little Volcano |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.7500 |
-59.2500 |
1500 |
1995 plume only |
EPR, 21 54'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-21.9000 |
-114.5000 |
2800 |
1987-1988 deposits only [need to check Fouquet et al. (1993) for confirmation] |
Secca del Capo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea |
38.6333 |
14.8500 |
240 |
1995 ROV Comex deposits only; 2007 plume only |
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.2383 |
97.1566 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
MAR, 14 54'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.9200 |
-44.9000 |
3500 |
1988 or earlier seafloor photographs did not confirm hydrothermal activity |
NELSC, T08C09 and T08C18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.4030 |
-174.2630 |
1800 |
2008 plume only |
FRSC, Central |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.4917 |
-174.5417 |
2419 |
2004 plume only |
Nishinoshima Island |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Izu-Bonin Arc |
27.2367 |
140.8783 |
5 |
1975 SCUBA |
seamount, Tikopia area |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
New Hebrides Arc |
-12.5433 |
167.7883 |
1425 |
1991 submersible Cyana |