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
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
SWIR, 63.9 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.8510	63.9230	2759	2009 DY115-20 Leg 7 (need reference to confirm activity)
Axial Seamount, International District	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	45.9266	-129.9795	1544	1986 submersible Pisces IV
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
MAR, 7 57'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-7.9500	-13.4420	2600	2001 plume only
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
GEISEIR site 9, segment K3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.9633	82.0600	2700	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC22	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	132.1000	2950	2015 plume only
EPR, northern 17 N segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	17.6700	-105.0050	2800	1997 plume only
Chile Triple Junction, 10 km north	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.2000	-75.8333	3000	2010 plume only
Semyenov-2	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	13.5137	-44.9630	2440	2009 TV grab and photo-TV profiling; 2007 deposits only
Logatchev-5	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7500	-44.9700	3100	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
SWIR, Plume 3, Segment 16	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-30.8500	59.3830	3900	1997 plume only
Brown Bear Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	46.0333	-130.5500	1500	NotProvided
GEISEIR site 32, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.1196	96.8947	2600	2009 plume only
EPR, 17 42'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7000	-113.2500	2600	1993 plume only
Gorda Ridge, EP96A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.6790	-126.7820	3150	1996 camera/temperature tow followed by ROV did not confirm hydrothermal activity
EPR, 14 N seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	14.1500	-104.3667	2600	NotProvided
Wagner Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	31.0666	-114.0833	120	2007 echosounder and grab samples
ET	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	48.1993	-128.9257	2500	NotProvided
MAR, 16 46'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.7950	-46.3800	3300	NotProvided
AAR KR2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-60.0000	152.5000	3200	2011 plume only
Pescadero Basin, Auka	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.9567	-108.8618	3685	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts; 1990 or earlier plume only
Magic Mountain, 3-km south	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	49.7250	-130.2667	1850	2002 AUV ABE plume only
Seven Sisters	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	71.1500	-12.7900	2200	2012 plume only; 2013 ROV Aglantha (may have confirmed); 2013 plume only
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided
EPR, 23 50'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-23.8233	-115.4558	2650	2005 submersible Alvin; 1990 or earlier towed TV camera did not confirm activity
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.2 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.2000	66.5000	3800	2010 plume only
Reykjanes Ridge, Area A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	62.4500	-25.4330	500	NotProvided
EPR, 2 S, off-axis	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-2.0840	-102.8270	3000	2008 plume only

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