Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 60 S segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge |
-60.0000 |
-152.0000 |
2300 |
2009 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 7 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-17.0000 |
66.8000 |
3100 |
2010 plume only |
Aden New Century Mountains |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Aden Ridge |
12.0833 |
45.6667 |
800 |
2000-2001 plume only |
EPR, 29.8 S, Segment E1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-29.8000 |
-111.7300 |
2580 |
1998 plume only |
Station 58, N160 Axis |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.3167 |
173.5500 |
3900 |
1985 plume only; 1991 temperature anomalies but submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity |
FRSC, South Central |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.6667 |
-174.5167 |
1820 |
2004 plume only; 2006 plume and chimney samples; 2009 camera tow and sampling (activity not confirmed) |
SWIR, 51.7 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-37.4660 |
51.7320 |
1595 |
2008 plume and dredge only |
GEISEIR site 32, segment O2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.1196 |
96.8947 |
2600 |
2009 plume only |
CIR, 19 29'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-19.4830 |
65.7330 |
2700 |
1988 plume only; 2000 submersible Nautile did not confirm activity |
GEISEIR site 5, segment K1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.2420 |
81.1580 |
2860 |
1996 plume only; 2007 plume only |
Red Sea Rift, 18 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
17.9667 |
40.0667 |
1500 |
1980 submersible Pisces XI (deposits 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 |
TaiJi |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-13.5900 |
-14.5200 |
3180 |
2011 plume only |
EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
18.2500 |
-106.3000 |
2600 |
1997 plume only |
EPR, 16 35'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-16.5830 |
-113.0600 |
2650 |
1993 plume only; 1998 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
Tahi Moana 7 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.3300 |
-174.2500 |
1940 |
2004 plume only; 2008 plume only; 2009 video camera tow (activity not confirmed) |
Tonga Arc, Volcano D |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-19.4500 |
-174.9167 |
760 |
2004 plume only |
Galapagos Rift, 94.4 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.5300 |
-94.3300 |
2400 |
2005 plume only |
SWIR, Plume 1, Segment 17 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-31.1830 |
58.5000 |
3600 |
1997 plume only |
Extensional Relay Zone A |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.1667 |
177.4167 |
2335 |
1999 towed camera did not confirm activity |
Komba-ridge |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Banda/Sunda Arc |
-7.9800 |
123.8000 |
1000 |
2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides |
S AMAR 1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.0830 |
-34.0830 |
2630 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
NELSC, T08C09 and T08C18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.4030 |
-174.2630 |
1800 |
2008 plume only |
NWLSC, Southern Caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9000 |
-177.4166 |
2160 |
2008 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 |
ESR, E5 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-57.5000 |
-30.2000 |
3000 |
1999 plume only |
Momoko |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.6400 |
-176.7210 |
2180 |
1989 submersible Nautile |
MAR, 19 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-19.3301 |
-11.9421 |
2707 |
2013 plume only |
VC7 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea |
36.5608 |
25.5250 |
320 |
2010 ROV Hercules |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.2 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-11.2000 |
66.5000 |
3800 |
2010 plume only |