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 |
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 |
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 |
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.8000 |
155.0667 |
3300 |
2009 plume only |
Momoko |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.6400 |
-176.7210 |
2180 |
1989 submersible Nautile |
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.1150 |
-174.5680 |
2250 |
2008 plume only |
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.6901 |
92.8451 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
Three Sisters, Middle Sister |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.6420 |
-58.9833 |
1040 |
1995 plume only; 1999 still had no visual confirmation |
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 |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 4 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-22.0670 |
-176.2080 |
200 |
2003 plume and dredge only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano A |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-20.8600 |
-175.5500 |
700 |
2004 plume only |
MTJ, T08C01 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9629 |
-174.7961 |
2400 |
2008 plume only |
N Oceanographer |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
35.2830 |
-34.8670 |
2600 |
1992 plume only |
Knipovich Ridge, 75 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
74.8000 |
8.4417 |
3185 |
2000 plume only |
EPR, northern 17 N segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
17.6700 |
-105.0050 |
2800 |
1997 plume only |
Logatchev-3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.7083 |
-44.9667 |
3100 |
1993-1999 (between these dates) |
Solwara 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6660 |
148.7640 |
1039 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Daiichi-Amami knoll |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Ryukyu Arc |
28.4500 |
128.7500 |
350 |
2013 multibeam echo sounder on S/V Takuyo and AUV Gondo |
MAR, 30.8 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-30.8327 |
-13.4690 |
2950 |
2013 plume only |
Stockwork |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
47.9000 |
-129.1240 |
2300 |
2005 submersible Alvin (need publication to determine if confirmed) |
Nishinoshima Island |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Izu-Bonin Arc |
27.2367 |
140.8783 |
5 |
1975 SCUBA |
MAR, 27 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-27.1476 |
-13.4753 |
3341 |
2013 plume only |
SW Syoyo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
22.3870 |
142.7620 |
1750 |
2003 plume only |
Eolo Seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea |
38.5800 |
14.1667 |
800 |
1976 Fe crusts only; 2007 plume only; 2011 ROV Hercules but can not confirm based on Carey et al. (2012) |
ET |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
48.1993 |
-128.9257 |
2500 |
NotProvided |
Walsh |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
17.8333 |
-81.8333 |
4000 |
2009 plume only; 2013 plume only |