Ahyi |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
20.4200 |
145.0300 |
60 |
2003 plume only |
Natsushima 84-1 Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
27.5750 |
127.1417 |
1600 |
1986 submersible Shinkai 2000 |
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3 |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-14.0745 |
175.4729 |
3000 |
NotProvided |
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.9667 |
139.7333 |
900 |
2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits |
SPOT, Hatoma Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8550 |
123.8410 |
1520 |
1999 submersible Shinkai 2000 |
Mariana Mounds |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.0333 |
144.2833 |
3600 |
1987 submersible Alvin |
CLSC, southern plumes on CL6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.5000 |
-176.3833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
Yokosuka |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.2638 |
124.3733 |
2190 |
2016 ROV Kaiko; 2014 plume only |
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
Parece Vela Basin |
16.0000 |
139.1667 |
5000 |
NotProvided |
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 |
VFR, unnamed |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.5150 |
-176.6500 |
1970 |
2004 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.9500 |
-176.2390 |
2230 |
2004 plume only |
ESR, E5 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-57.5000 |
-30.2000 |
3000 |
1999 plume only |
FRSC, Fonualei South |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-17.5352 |
-174.5668 |
1620 |
2012 ROV Quest 4000 |
Alice Springs Field |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.2103 |
144.7073 |
3640 |
1987 submersible Alvin; 1982 plume only |
White Island |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Taupo Volcanic Zone |
-37.5191 |
177.1953 |
30 |
1989 or earlier, likely SCUBA |
Solwara 17 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.0380 |
147.5280 |
535 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300; 2008 plumes with some sites subsequently observed with ROV |
MTJ, V12A-04 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9540 |
-174.7110 |
1330 |
2012 plume only |
Tahi Moana 1 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.6900 |
-176.1800 |
2256 |
2008 commercial ROV; 2004 plume only |
SPOT, Yonaguni Knoll IV |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8490 |
122.7000 |
1385 |
2000 submersibles Shinkai 2000 and Shinkai 6500 |
Sumisu Rift |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.1000 |
139.8917 |
1600 |
1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only |
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.8000 |
155.0667 |
3300 |
2009 plume only |
CLSC, A3 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.6000 |
-176.4500 |
2500 |
1990 submersible Mir |
Mariana Trough, plume 2 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
12.7610 |
143.4730 |
2950 |
2003 plume only |
Higashi-Ensei |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
28.4393 |
128.1724 |
1220 |
2016 ROV Kaiko dives 723 and 724 |
Peggy Ridge |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.9233 |
-176.8250 |
1900 |
1975 or earlier rock samples only; inactive in systematic survey on Arculus cruise SS07/2008 |
Vienna Woods |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.1667 |
150.2833 |
2500 |
1990 TV-grab (also same year, sampled by submersible Mir); 1985 (or 1986) camera tow vent fauna and inactive chimneys |
ESR, E9 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-60.0500 |
-29.9300 |
2402 |
2009 towed video; 1999 plume only; 2010 ROV Isis |
Kueishan Island |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8333 |
121.9500 |
30 |
1999, likely by SCUBA |
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
14.4870 |
144.0940 |
4120 |
2015 plume only |