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
Komba-ridge	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-7.9800	123.8000	1000	2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
MTJ, T08C05	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.5134	-174.7407	2100	2008 plume 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
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]
N-ELSC, plume 26	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.8200	-176.0420	2600	2004 plume only
SEIR-WXC25	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	131.9000	3050	2015 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.2 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.2000	66.5000	3800	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 2, segment J4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2520	79.1030	2800	1996 plume and dredge only
EPR, 16 35'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-16.5830	-113.0600	2650	1993 plume only; 1998 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.0050	87.8808	2400	2010 plume only
MAR, 30 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	30.0333	-42.5000	3400	1993 plume only
GEISEIR site 8, segment K3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.8833	81.9816	2800	2010 plume only
MAR, 25 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-25.3350	-13.6305	2570	2013 plume only
MAR, 33 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-32.9676	-14.4517	2600	2013 plume only
Fukujin volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.9300	143.4700	1100	1987 deposits only
Wagner Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	31.0666	-114.0833	120	2007 echosounder and grab samples
Chile Triple Junction, 10 km north	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.2000	-75.8333	3000	2010 plume only
Bai Causeway	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.9000	48.8000	3000	2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.2383	97.1566	2700	2009 plume only
Consag Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	30.6333	-113.9083	140	2007 echosounder and grab samples
EPR, 27.9 S, Segment W3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-27.8670	-112.9120	2180	1998 plume only
GEISEIR site 20, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.9508	87.8008	2400	2010 plume only
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 60 S segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-60.0000	-152.0000	2300	2009 plume only
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.1150	-174.5680	2250	2008 plume only
SWIR, D9B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.7070	18.8170	3931	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.8000	155.0667	3300	2009 plume only
AAR KR2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-60.0000	152.5000	3200	2011 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

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