Kueishan Island, offshore |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8333 |
122.0000 |
1200 |
2008 or earlier |
Mariana Trough, 15.5 N |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
15.4080 |
144.5090 |
4196 |
2015 plume only, 2016 ROV did not confirm |
Sakai |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
27.5481 |
126.9895 |
1600 |
1988 submersible Shinkai 2000; 1987 plume only |
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.0000 |
147.0000 |
1800 |
NotProvided |
Si'iSi'i |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.2900 |
-176.6290 |
1950 |
2008 commercial ROV; 2003 plume only |
Tu'i Malila |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.9876 |
-176.5678 |
1870 |
2005 ROV Jason II; 2004 plume only |
13 N Ridge Site |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
13.0987 |
143.6886 |
3036 |
2000 deep-tow camera (later, same year - ROV Kaiko) |
N-ELSC, plume 22 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.4000 |
-176.1580 |
2700 |
2004 plume only |
NWLSC, Southern Caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9000 |
-177.4166 |
2160 |
2008 plume only |
Calypso Vents |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Taupo Volcanic Zone |
-37.6800 |
177.1170 |
200 |
1989 submersible Soucoup |
Vienna Woods, Hydrothermal Field 4 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.3712 |
150.0360 |
2240 |
1990 TV-grab |
Solwara 18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.0760 |
147.2390 |
1308 |
2008 plumes with some sites subsequently observed with ROV; 2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
Parece Vela Basin |
16.0000 |
139.1667 |
5000 |
NotProvided |
Tarama Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0916 |
124.5416 |
1990 |
2009 ROV HyperDolphin |
C-ELSC, plume 14 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.3200 |
-176.3640 |
2100 |
2004 plume only |
CLSC, southern plumes on CL6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.5000 |
-176.3833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
Mariana Trough, 16.5 N |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
16.4010 |
144.8700 |
3829 |
2015 plume only |
Izena Cauldron |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
27.2667 |
127.0833 |
1610 |
1988 submersible Shinkai 2000 |
Whale Island |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Taupo Volcanic Zone |
-37.8600 |
176.9800 |
42 |
1990 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
Kulo Lasi |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-14.9200 |
-177.2500 |
1478 |
2010 submersible Nautile |
Snail |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
12.9533 |
143.6200 |
2880 |
2003 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only |
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 |
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 |
Solwara 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6660 |
148.7640 |
1039 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Mariana Mounds |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.0333 |
144.2833 |
3600 |
1987 submersible Alvin |
Higa |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
26.5550 |
126.2233 |
1485 |
2015 ROV Kaiko |
C-ELSC, plume 15 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.2700 |
-176.3470 |
2230 |
2004 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 |
Loihi Seamount |
active, confirmed |
intra-plate volcano |
Central Pacific |
18.9500 |
-155.2500 |
4800 |
1985 bottom photography R/V Hakuho Maru; 1987 submersible Alvin |
Vailulu'u Seamount |
active, confirmed |
intra-plate volcano |
Central Pacific |
-14.2167 |
-169.0667 |
1000 |
2005 submersible Pisces V; 2000 plume only |