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
Macdonald Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-28.9833	-140.2500	150	1989 submersible Cyana
El Hierro, Tagoro	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano		27.6200	-17.9900	350	2016 submersible JAGO, 2017 ROV Liropus 2000, 2011 water column sampling
Hawaiian Ridge	inactive	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	15.0000	-157.5000	5000	1987 or earlier
Loihi Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	18.9500	-155.2500	4800	1985 bottom photography R/V Hakuho Maru; 1987 submersible Alvin
Teahitia seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-17.5670	-148.8167	1460	1983 submersible Cyana
Bounty Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-25.1667	-129.4000	420	1999 submersible Nautile; 1989 plume only
Area JX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-22.9666	69.1833	3500	1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm)
EPR, 9 47'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	9.7750	-104.2802	2560	1989 Argo I towed video; 1991 submersible Alvin
Lilliput	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-9.5500	-13.1800	1500	2005 ROV Quest
Shaban Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	26.2250	35.3500	1540	1983 deposits only
EPR, 37 48'S Axial Dome	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-37.8000	-110.9167	2200	2001 towed video and TV-grab
Calyfield	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.8300	-89.6083	1660	2002 submersible Alvin
Loki's Castle	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	73.5500	8.1500	2400	2008 ROV Bathysaurus
GEISEIR site 28, segment M6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-44.7237	94.6039	2700	2009 plume only
SWIR, Plume 5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.9170	64.4500	4000	1997 plume only
EPR, 10 34'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-10.5667	-110.2800	2900	1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity)
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
Gorda Ridge, GR-15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.9500	-126.5500	3365	1985 plume only
MAR, 23 35'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	23.5833	-45.0000	3500	1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity
Alarcon Rise, Ja Sit	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3765	-108.5315	2304	2012 ROV Doc Ricketts
Chile Rise, Segment N8	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-38.7167	-91.5667	3330	1998 plume only
Axial Seamount, ASHES	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	45.9333	-130.0140	1540	1984 submersible Alvin
Pegasus	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7500	-88.2000	2000	2011 ROV Little Hercules
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-8.2500	68.2000	3600	2010 plume only
EPR, 13 N, SE Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	12.7000	-103.8600	2500	1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity; 1982 and 1984 submersible Cyana did not confirm activity
Romanche Fracture Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-0.9767	-24.5133	3100	NotProvided
EPR, 18 15'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-18.2500	-113.3500	2680	1993 submersible Nautile
High-Rise Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.9666	-129.0894	2200	1988 submersible Alvin
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
Don Joao de Castro Bank	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Terceira Rift	38.2300	-26.6300	45	1995 SCUBA

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