Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
To sort the list of Vent Fields, click on a column header.
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
Vailulu'u Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-14.2167	-169.0667	1000	2005 submersible Pisces V; 2000 plume only
Teahitia seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-17.5670	-148.8167	1460	1983 submersible Cyana
Macdonald Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-28.9833	-140.2500	150	1989 submersible Cyana
Si'iSi'i	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.2900	-176.6290	1950	2008 commercial ROV; 2003 plume only
Perseverance	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	15.4802	144.5077	3935	2016 ROV SuBastian; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping
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
MTJ, T08C01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9629	-174.7961	2400	2008 plume only
Sonne 99	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.9500	173.9167	1980	1995 deep tow video and TV-grab
CLSC, southern plumes on CL6	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.5000	-176.3833	2250	2009 plume only
Central Andaman Trough, rift valley, dredges 9 and 10	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.4166	94.1666	3350	1994 deposits 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
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
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR1	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.5000	177.0000	3000	NotProvided
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, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
VFR, plume 4	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.3400	-176.6590	1700	2004 plume only
White Church	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.9612	-176.5234	1960	1989 submersible Nautile; 2004 plume survey
Tarama Knoll	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.0916	124.5416	1990	2009 ROV HyperDolphin
Snail	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.9533	143.6200	2880	2003 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Parece Vela Basin	16.0000	139.1667	5000	NotProvided
FRSC, Fonualei South	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.5352	-174.5668	1620	2012 ROV Quest 4000
Central Andaman Trough, seamount crater, dredge 6	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.0000	94.0000	1640	1994 deposits only
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
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.0745	175.4729	3000	NotProvided
Mariana Mounds	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	18.0333	144.2833	3600	1987 submersible Alvin
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
Kueishan Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	121.9500	30	1999, likely by SCUBA
FRSC, T12A-01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.7850	-174.5260	500	2012 plume only
VFR, unnamed	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.5150	-176.6500	1970	2004 plume only

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