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
GEISEIR site 22, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.1130	88.0420	2400	1996 plume only; 2009 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.3500	37.0000	3600	2001 plume only
East Blanco Depression	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	44.2170	-129.6250	3460	1994 ROV U.S. Navy's Advanced Tethered Vehicle
MAR, 14 54'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.9200	-44.9000	3500	1988 or earlier seafloor photographs did not confirm hydrothermal activity
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3526	-108.5597	2249	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts
Area JX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-22.9666	69.1833	3500	1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm)
S AMAR 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.9670	-34.1830	2240	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
EPR, 13 N, Marginal High	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	12.7090	-103.9160	2650	1984 submersible Cyana; 1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity
Logatchev-3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7083	-44.9667	3100	1993-1999 (between these dates)
SWIR, D50B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.4200	12.7480	3913	2000-2001 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
near Jade Emperor Mountain, on-axis	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.8666	49.2166	3000	2010 plume only
Menez Gwen	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.8417	-31.5250	865	1994 submersible Nautile
Galapagos Rift, 94.4 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5300	-94.3300	2400	2005 plume only
North FAMOUS	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.9670	-32.9670	2500	1994 plume only
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.6901	92.8451	2500	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
Kolbeinsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	67.0833	-18.7167	110	1988 submersible GEO
SWIR, Plume 6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.7670	65.1330	3200	1997 plume only
EPR, 18 15'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-18.2500	-113.3500	2680	1993 submersible Nautile
EPR, 26.5 S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-26.4833	-112.6250	2064	1993 submersible Nautile (or earlier)
Pegasus	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7500	-88.2000	2000	2011 ROV Little Hercules
Central Cleft, off-axis	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	44.7583	-130.2750	2200	2000 ROV Tiburon
Green Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	20.8033	-109.2833	2000	1982 submersible Alvin observed only inactive
GEISEIR site 37, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7483	98.1756	2800	2009 plume only
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
Alarcon Rise/Tamayo intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.2336	-108.6168	2358	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity
MAR, 24 20'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	24.3500	-46.2000	3200	NotProvided
Chile Rise, Segment N9A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-39.0500	-91.5833	3450	1998 plume only
Deyin-1	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-15.1666	-13.3558	2850	2012 TV-grab; 2011 deposits only; 2013 plume only

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