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
Rehu-Marka	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.4333	-113.2000	2590	1993 submersible Nautile; 1984 submersible Cyana - Auzende et al. (1996) says that no active black smokers were discovered but Krasnov et al. (1997) says one black smoker observed
Explorer Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	50.1000	-129.7500	3200	1969, deposits only
MESO Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-23.3927	69.2422	2850	1993 TV grab and water column measurements
Landing Stage	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.5000	51.0000	2300	2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise
Kolbeinsey Ridge, 69 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.7581	-16.0000	1200	1980 or earlier sediments only
MAR, 33 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-32.9676	-14.4517	2600	2013 plume only
EPR, 18 10'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-18.1700	-113.3440	2700	1993 submersible Nautile; 1983 temperature and light attenuation anomalies
Lucky Strike segment, southern end	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.0500	-32.4200	2600	1994 plume only
Gorda Ridge, GR-15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.9500	-126.5500	3365	1985 plume only
GEISEIR site 34, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.4145	97.4373	2700	2009 plume only
EPR, 23 30'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-23.5333	-115.5667	2600	1987 or earlier [need to check Marchig & Gundlach (1987)]; 2005 submersible Alvin
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
E Eye of Mordor	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.9058	-91.2310	1600	2005 towed video Medea found inactive chimneys
Alarcon Rise, Ja Sit	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3765	-108.5315	2304	2012 ROV Doc Ricketts
SWIR, D54	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.4370	13.3120	4029	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
MAR, 27 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	27.0000	-44.5000	2900	1993 plume only
EPR, 11 17'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.2833	-103.7583	2560	1984 Angus camera (or 1985 Argo video) tow with temperature
EPR, 21 54'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-21.9000	-114.5000	2800	1987-1988 deposits only [need to check Fouquet et al. (1993) for confirmation]
MAR, 12 48'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.8000	-44.7883	2400	NotProvided
High-Rise Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.9666	-129.0894	2200	1988 submersible Alvin
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 5, 12.6 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-12.6000	66.1000	3800	2010 plume only
Aden New Century Mountains	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Aden Ridge	12.0833	45.6667	800	2000-2001 plume only
EPR, 29.8 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-29.8000	-111.7300	2580	1998 plume only
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
Teotihuacan	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	15.7333	-105.4333	2300	2010 submersible Nautile; 1997 plume only
GEISEIR site 13, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0125	86.0608	2800	2010 plume only
Markov Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	5.9100	-33.1800	3500	2001-2002 and 2003 dredge only
CIR, 19 29'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-19.4830	65.7330	2700	1988 plume only; 2000 submersible Nautile did not confirm activity
EPR, 14 N seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	14.1500	-104.3667	2600	NotProvided
Ashadze-4	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9700	-44.8500	4530	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity

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