Starfish Seamount, Tinakula |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
New Hebrides back-arc |
-12.2028 |
167.6139 |
1204 |
2011 commercial ROV; 1989 plume only; 1989 towed camera survey did not confirm activity; 2002 plume and dredge only |
Perseverance |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
15.4802 |
144.5077 |
3935 |
2016 ROV SuBastian; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping |
VFR, ELSC7 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.8833 |
-176.7500 |
2050 |
2009 plume and dredge only |
ABE |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.7619 |
-176.1910 |
2220 |
2004 AUV ABE; 2004 plume only on previous cruise |
Sumisu Rift |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.1000 |
139.8917 |
1600 |
1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only |
Mariana Trough, Central Trough |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.0467 |
144.7533 |
3676 |
1987 submersible Alvin |
NE Pual |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6754 |
151.7272 |
1875 |
2006 ROV Jason II |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
30.3303 |
129.0827 |
521 |
1992 dredge only |
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.9667 |
139.7333 |
900 |
2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits |
Sonne 99 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.9500 |
173.9167 |
1980 |
1995 deep tow video and TV-grab |
FRSC, 11a-3 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.7950 |
-174.5230 |
2000 |
2008 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 25 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-19.8900 |
-176.0640 |
2680 |
2004 plume only |
Central Andaman Trough, seamount crater, dredge 6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Andaman Basin |
10.0000 |
94.0000 |
1640 |
1994 deposits only |
Hafa Adai |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
16.9570 |
144.8680 |
3294 |
2016 ROV Deep Discoverer; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping |
Pere Lachaise |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.9667 |
173.9333 |
2000 |
1989 submersible Nautile did not find activity; 1991 submersible Shinkai 6500 did not find activity |
FRSC, Central |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.4917 |
-174.5417 |
2419 |
2004 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.9500 |
-176.2390 |
2230 |
2004 plume only |
Station 58, N160 Axis |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.3167 |
173.5500 |
3900 |
1985 plume only; 1991 temperature anomalies but submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity |
NELSC, T08C12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.2179 |
-174.1788 |
2000 |
2008 plume only |
Hook Ridge |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.1940 |
-57.2745 |
1080 |
1997 hot sediment; 1995 plume only; 1999 even hotter sediment |
east of Central Spreading Ridge |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-15.4510 |
174.6902 |
3000 |
NotProvided |
Tarama Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0916 |
124.5416 |
1990 |
2009 ROV HyperDolphin |
VFR, plume 12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.7300 |
-176.4530 |
1910 |
2004 plume only |
SuSu Knolls |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.8000 |
152.1000 |
1520 |
1996 towed camera/video; 1993 plume only |
94SO2 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
New Hebrides back-arc |
-19.4000 |
169.9000 |
980 |
1994 towed camera with temperature did not confirm activity |
Mariner |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.1800 |
-176.6017 |
1910 |
2003 plume and camera tow; 2004 submersible Shinkai 6500 |
Minami-Ensei Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
28.3917 |
127.6417 |
740 |
1988 deep tow TV surveys followed by submersible Shinkai 2000; 1986 dredged Calyptogena shells |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES2 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
28.8137 |
128.1028 |
779 |
1992 dredge only |
FRSC, T12A-01 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-17.7850 |
-174.5260 |
500 |
2012 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 26 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-19.8200 |
-176.0420 |
2600 |
2004 plume only |