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
Champagne Hot Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	15.2500	-61.3830	5	2001 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Mata Nima	inactive	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9583	-173.7833	2670	2010 no plume detected
South Sarigan Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.5800	145.7800	240	2013 ROV HyperDolphin (did not confirm activity)
Tonga Arc, Volcano D	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-19.4500	-174.9167	760	2004 plume only
Kawio Barat	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	4.8133	125.0816	1890	2003 towed video, CTD/transmissometer, and dredge
Tonga Arc, Volcano 4	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-22.0670	-176.2080	200	2003 plume and dredge only
Suiyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	28.5750	140.6417	1380	1991 submersible Shinkai 2000
Tonga Arc, Volcano 1	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-21.1500	-175.7500	210	2005 with submersibles PISCES IV and PISCES V and ROV RCV-150; 2003 plume and dredge only
Luise Harbor, Lihir Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.1167	152.6500	30	1990 or earlier
Brothers volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.8667	179.0667	1800	1998 towed camera; 1996 dredging only
Sangeang Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-8.1300	119.0900	2	1991 or earlier, from beach
Douglas Strait caldera, Thule Island, South Sandwich Islands	active, inferred	arc volcano	South Sandwich Arc	-59.4167	-27.3333	625	2009 plume only; 2008 or earlier high resolution bathymetry only
Northwest Eifuku	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.4850	144.0430	1604	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Eolo Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.5800	14.1667	800	1976 Fe crusts only; 2007 plume only; 2011 ROV Hercules but can not confirm based on Carey et al. (2012)
Myojin Knoll	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	32.1033	139.8683	1360	1996 submersible Shinkai 2000
Paramushir Island	inactive	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	50.3300	155.5000	800	NotProvided
Stromboli	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.7890	15.2130	250	1969 Fe crusts only
Ngatoroirangi	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.7310	179.8250	467	2002 plume only
Jaco Scar	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Costa Rica fore arc	9.1175	-84.8397	1790	2009 submersible Alvin
Tonga Arc, Volcano 8	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-22.8433	-176.4317	240	2003 plume and dredge only
Lembeh Strait	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	1.8000	125.2000	3	NotProvided
Ruby	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	15.6200	145.5700	214	2006 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only
Esmeralda Bank	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	14.9667	145.2500	323	1990 towed video and TV-grab; 1978 hydrothermal deposits only
Mata Fa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9833	-173.8000	2315	2010 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano J1	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-17.2400	-173.9500	560	2004 plume only
Kolumbo	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5250	25.4833	500	2006 ROV Hercules
Macauley Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-30.2140	-178.7210	500	2002 towed camera TAN0205 cruise
Kuiwai	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.1560	-179.9560	630	2002 plume only
Doyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.6833	140.8167	520	1990 submersible Shinkai 2000
Mokuyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	28.3200	140.5800	1200	1990 submersible Shinkai 2000

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