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
Landing Stage	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.5000	51.0000	2300	2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise
Kuwae submarine caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-16.8300	168.5300	484	2001 plume and inconclusive grab samples
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Kulo Lasi	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-14.9200	-177.2500	1478	2010 submersible Nautile
Kuiwai	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.1560	-179.9560	630	2002 plume only
Kueishan Island, offshore	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	122.0000	1200	2008 or earlier
Kueishan Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	121.9500	30	1999, likely by SCUBA
Kraternaya Bight, Ushishir Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	47.5167	152.8000	60	1985 SCUBA
Krasnov	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.6400	-46.4750	3900	2002 or earlier plume only; 2004 TV grab indicated inactive; 2007 ROV Victor indicated inactive
Krakatau	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-6.1020	105.4230	250	2002 CTD/transmissometer and dredge only
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
Kos	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.8500	27.2500	10	1983 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Komba-ridge	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-7.9800	123.8000	1000	2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides
Kolumbo	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5250	25.4833	500	2006 ROV Hercules
Kolbeinsey Ridge, 69 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.7581	-16.0000	1200	1980 or earlier sediments only
Kolbeinsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	67.0833	-18.7167	110	1988 submersible GEO
Kodakara-jima	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	29.2166	129.3333	10	1993 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Knipovich Ridge, 77 40'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Knipovich Ridge	77.6300	7.5800	3000	2000 plume only
Knipovich Ridge, 76 48'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Knipovich Ridge	76.7833	8.0000	3500	1996 temperature anomaly and towed video did not confirm activity
Knipovich Ridge, 75 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Knipovich Ridge	74.8000	8.4417	3185	2000 plume only
Kilo Moana	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.0532	-176.1336	2620	2004 AUV ABE; 2004 plume only on previous cruise
Kick'em Jenny submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	12.2833	-61.6667	265	2003 ROV Eastern Oceanics; 1989 submersible Johnson-Sea-Link II (did not confirm activity); 2001 plume only
Kibblewhite	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.5750	179.2550	1106	2002 plume only
Kemp Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	South Sandwich Arc	-59.7000	-28.3166	1420	2010 ROV Isis; 2009 plume only
Kebrit Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	24.7233	36.2767	1590	1972 deposits only
Kawio Barat	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	4.8133	125.0816	1890	2003 towed video, CTD/transmissometer, and dredge
Kavachi submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-8.9833	157.9667	500	2000 plume only
Kasuga 3 Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3833	143.6000	1140	1987 submersible Alvin
Kasuga 2 Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.6000	143.6167	500	1987 submersible Alvin
Kasuga 1 Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.7650	143.7100	600	2003 no plume detected

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