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
N-ELSC, plume 27	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.7500	-176.0190	2570	2004 plume only; 2009 plume only
Tangyin	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.0667	122.5667	1206	2014 likely by dredging or ROV during the HOBAB3 cruise on R/V Kexue
Pika	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.9183	143.6483	2990	2003 submersible Shinkai 6500; 2003 plume only
White Church	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.9612	-176.5234	1960	1989 submersible Nautile; 2004 plume survey
CLSC, CL_7	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.1333	-176.3667	2250	2009 plume only
NELSC, T08C09 and T08C18	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.4030	-174.2630	1800	2008 plume only
FRSC, Central	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.4917	-174.5417	2419	2004 plume only
Tahi Moana 7	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.3300	-174.2500	1940	2004 plume only; 2008 plume only; 2009 video camera tow (activity not confirmed)
VFR, plume 12	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.7300	-176.4530	1910	2004 plume only
Alice Springs Field	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	18.2103	144.7073	3640	1987 submersible Alvin; 1982 plume only
Central Spreading Ridge, Station 19 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-19.0000	173.5000	3000	1991 submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity
NE Pual	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6754	151.7272	1875	2006 ROV Jason II
Solwara 11	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.1667	147.1917	1500	2008 commercial ROV; 2000 submersible Nautile did not confirm activity
N-ELSC, plume 28	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.6500	-175.9890	2550	2004 plume only
NELSC, T08C12	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.2179	-174.1788	2000	2008 plume only
DESMOS Cauldron	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6958	151.8717	2000	1990 deep-sea monitoring system (DESMOS) video and still cameras
White Lady	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.9833	173.9167	2000	1988 towed camera and plume; 1989 submersible Nautile
CLSC, CL_8	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.0500	-176.3333	2250	2009 plume 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
FRSC, RC 129 and CTD 24 plume sites	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.0250	-174.5017	1750	2004 plume only; 2004 dredging
C-ELSC, plume 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.8700	-176.2170	2230	2004 plume only
Tow Cam	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.3169	-176.1367	2700	2004 AUV ABE; 2004 plume only on previous cruise
FRSC, 14b, 16.31 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.3110	-174.5550	2380	2008 plume only
Solwara 12	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.7086	151.8834	1920	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 inactive
VFR, plume 3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.4000	-176.6790	1980	2004 plume only
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
Central Andaman Trough, rift valley, dredges 9 and 10	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.4166	94.1666	3350	1994 deposits only
PACMANUS field	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.7250	151.6700	1800	1991 deep-tow camera and video; 1995 submersible Shinkai 6500
El Hierro, Tagoro	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano		27.6200	-17.9900	350	2016 submersible JAGO, 2017 ROV Liropus 2000, 2011 water column sampling
Hawaiian Ridge	inactive	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	15.0000	-157.5000	5000	1987 or earlier

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