Vent Fields
Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
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To view details for a specific Vent Field, click on the Name ID.
To view the subset of Vent Fields that contain a specific category, click on the category (for example, "active, confirmed" in the "Activity" column).
| Vent Field Name ID | Activity |
Tectonic Setting |
Region | Latitude | Longitude | Maximum or Single Reported Depth | Year and How Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Oceanographer | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 35.2830 | -34.8670 | 2600 | 1992 plume only |
| GEISEIR site 21, segment L3 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | SEIR | -42.0050 | 87.8808 | 2400 | 2010 plume only |
| EPR, northern 17 N segment | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 17.6700 | -105.0050 | 2800 | 1997 plume only |
| EPR, 17 12'S | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | S EPR | -17.2000 | -113.1500 | 2590 | 1993 submersible Nautile |
| GEISEIR site 11, segment K4 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | SEIR | -42.5375 | 82.8266 | 2600 | 2010 plume only |
| Stockwork | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | JdF Ridge | 47.9000 | -129.1240 | 2300 | 2005 submersible Alvin (need publication to determine if confirmed) |
| EPR, 26.5 S | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | S EPR | -26.4833 | -112.6250 | 2064 | 1993 submersible Nautile (or earlier) |
| Romanche Fracture Zone | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | S MAR | -0.9767 | -24.5133 | 3100 | NotProvided |
| Eyjafjördur | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | Kolbeinsey Ridge | 65.8500 | -18.1333 | 65 | 1997, likely by SCUBA |
| MAR, 27 S | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | S MAR | -27.1476 | -13.4753 | 3341 | 2013 plume only |
| GEISEIR site 33, segment O2 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | SEIR | -47.2383 | 97.1566 | 2700 | 2009 plume only |
| ET | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | JdF Ridge | 48.1993 | -128.9257 | 2500 | NotProvided |
| EPR, 18 32'S | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | S EPR | -18.5550 | -113.4160 | 2647 | 1993 submersible Nautile |
| Menez Hom | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 37.1500 | -32.4333 | 1802 | 2002 ROV Victor 6000 |
| MAR, 23 35'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 23.5833 | -45.0000 | 3500 | 1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity |
| EPR, 8 38'N | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 8.6333 | -104.2000 | 2550 | 2003 submersible Alvin; 1989 dredge only; 2002 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 |
| EPR, 30.4 S, Segment E2 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | S EPR | -30.3750 | -111.7640 | 2320 | 1998 plume only |
| Saguaro Field | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | S EPR | -31.8500 | -112.0333 | 2330 | 1999 submersible Alvin; 1998 plume only |
| Gakkel Ridge, 85 E | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | Gakkel Ridge | 85.6500 | 84.8333 | 3900 | 2001 plume only; 2007 towed video did not confirm activity |
| GEISEIR site 10, segment K4 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | SEIR | -42.4770 | 82.7100 | 2500 | 1996 plume only; 2010 plume only |
| SEIR-WXC12 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | SEIR | -50.2500 | 136.2500 | 2780 | 2015 plume only |
| TAG | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 26.1367 | -44.8267 | 3670 | 1985 towed camera and temperature anomaly; 1986 submersible Alvin |
| Vityaz megamullion | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | CIR | -5.4000 | 68.5833 | 3500 | 1979 plume and deposits only |
| SWIR, D82 | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | SWIR | -52.2080 | 15.5830 | 4100 | 2000-2001 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 |
| EPR, 11 30'N | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 11.4833 | -103.7833 | 2422 | 1981 towed camera and plume did not confirm activity; 1988 submersible Alvin dive #1996 (need reference to confirm activity) |
| CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 6, 14.3 S | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | CIR | -14.3000 | 66.1000 | 3500 | 2010 plume only |
| Galapagos Rift, 95.5 W | active, inferred | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 2.6700 | -95.4500 | 3200 | 1990 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
| Lost City | active, confirmed | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 30.1250 | -42.1183 | 800 | 2000 towed video ARGO-II and submersible Alvin |