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
N-ELSC, plume 27	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.7500	-176.0190	2570	2004 plume only; 2009 plume only
Sisifo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.7833	13.8666	1200	2007 plume only
FRSC, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
SEIR-WXC07	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.3000	2420	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 24, segment M3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.0369	91.0357	2400	2009 plume only
Kavachi submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-8.9833	157.9667	500	2000 plume only
Seven Sisters	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	71.1500	-12.7900	2200	2012 plume only; 2013 ROV Aglantha (may have confirmed); 2013 plume only
West Valley	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	48.4833	-129.0417	3000	1987 and 1988 deposits only (towed camera did not confirm activity)
EPR, 5 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-5.0000	-106.4000	2650	1980's camera tows; 1993 and 1998 plume only; 1998 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
Bataan	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	20.0000	122.0000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
New World Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-2.8333	152.5333	1200	2000 or earlier (cruise FR04/00 implies that they already suspected hydrothermal activity); 1994 seamount discovered
Gemini-Oscostar Volcanic Complex	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-20.9830	170.2830	100	2001 deposits and plume; 2004 plume and sulfide samples
Aden New Century Mountains	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Aden Ridge	12.0833	45.6667	800	2000-2001 plume only
Lobster	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.3330	-176.2830	1500	2008 plume and dredge only
seamount, Tikopia area	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-12.5433	167.7883	1425	1991 submersible Cyana
GEISEIR site 35, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.6179	97.8678	2600	2009 plume only
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
Area JX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-22.9666	69.1833	3500	1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm)
C-ELSC, plume 17	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.9900	-176.2530	2270	2004 plume only
Haungaroa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-32.6060	-179.6090	1165	2002 plume only
EPR, 17 56'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.9400	-113.3170	2620	1993 plume only
SWIR, D20	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-53.0200	22.1880	4170	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Shaban Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	26.2250	35.3500	1540	1983 deposits only
MAR, 31 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-31.7377	-13.3772	3050	2013 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano D	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-19.4500	-174.9167	760	2004 plume only
near Jade Emperor Mountain, on-axis	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.8666	49.2166	3000	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 25, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.3115	92.1335	2700	2009 plume only
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)
Reykjanes Ridge, Area A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	62.4500	-25.4330	500	NotProvided
GEISEIR site 14, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0716	86.1550	2700	2010 plume only

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