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
FRSC, Central	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.4917	-174.5417	2419	2004 plume only
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
seamount, Tikopia area	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-12.5433	167.7883	1425	1991 submersible Cyana
Logatchev-3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7083	-44.9667	3100	1993-1999 (between these dates)
Gamble volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-27.2000	-177.4100	250	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
SEIR-WXC27	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.4000	134.3000	2760	2015 plume only
EPR, 11 07'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.1330	-103.7800	2580	1988 submersible Alvin dive #1989 (need reference to confirm activity); 1991 plume only
Vityaz megamullion	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-5.4000	68.5833	3500	1979 plume and deposits only
Solwara 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6660	148.7640	1039	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
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
GEISEIR site 8, segment K3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.8833	81.9816	2800	2010 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 8	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.5333	69.0000	3500	2001 plume only
Chile Rise, Segment N9A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-39.0500	-91.5833	3450	1998 plume only
Shaban Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	26.2250	35.3500	1540	1983 deposits only
MTJ, V12A-04	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9540	-174.7110	1330	2012 plume only
Zealandia	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.8800	145.8500	144	2003 plume only; 2009 or earlier ROV did not confirm activity
Area EX/FX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-21.4000	68.7666	3300	1986 plume and sediments
NE Anatahan submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.3750	145.7250	460	2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only
C-ELSC, plume 15	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.2700	-176.3470	2230	2004 plume only
GEISEIR site 27, segment M5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.9805	93.4571	2700	2009 plume only
EPR, 17 53'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.8800	-113.3000	2610	1993 plume only
Sumisu Rift	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.1000	139.8917	1600	1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only
MAR, 7 57'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-7.9500	-13.4420	2600	2001 plume only
EPR, 14 35'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-14.5830	-112.6670	2630	1993 plume only
GEISEIR site 20, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.9508	87.8008	2400	2010 plume only
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
MAR, 19 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-19.3301	-11.9421	2707	2013 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano C	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.1800	-175.2000	1050	2004 SS11/2004 cruise did not detect hydrothermal activity
FRSC, RC 129 and CTD 24 plume sites	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.0250	-174.5017	1750	2004 plume only; 2004 dredging

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