Below is the subset of Vent Fields that contain the taxonomy term (Activity, Tectonic Setting, Region, Ocean, National Jurisdiction, Temperature Category, or MGDS Feature ID) listed above.
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Vent Field Name ID | Activity | Tectonic Setting | Region | Latitude | Longitude | Maximum or Single Reported Depth | Year and How Discovered |
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Kurose Hole | inactive | arc volcano | Izu-Bonin Arc | 33.4000 | 139.6800 | 760 | 1989 inactive; 2009 inactive |
Kasuga 1 Seamount | inactive | arc volcano | Mariana Arc | 21.7650 | 143.7100 | 600 | 2003 no plume detected |
Mata Nima | inactive | arc volcano | Lau Basin | -14.9583 | -173.7833 | 2670 | 2010 no plume detected |
Conical Seamount | inactive | arc volcano | Tabar-Feni Arc | -3.2500 | 152.6600 | 1050 | 1998 TV grab survey determined inactive |
Paramushir Island | inactive | arc volcano | Kuril Arc | 50.3300 | 155.5000 | 800 | NotProvided |
Shinkurose Bank | inactive | arc volcano | Izu-Bonin Arc | 33.5667 | 140.1667 | 200 | 1992 or earlier submersible Shinkai 2000 |
Nishi-Shichito Ridge | inactive | arc volcano | Izu-Bonin Arc | 31.3667 | 138.7500 | 1600 | NotProvided |
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 |
Philippine Ridge, West Philippine Basin | inactive | back-arc spreading center | West Philippine Basin | 12.0000 | 131.4170 | 5800 | NotProvided |
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea | inactive | back-arc spreading center | Parece Vela Basin | 16.0000 | 139.1667 | 5000 | NotProvided |
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea | inactive | back-arc spreading center | Manus Basin | -3.0000 | 147.0000 | 1800 | NotProvided |
central Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea | inactive | back-arc spreading center | Manus Basin | -3.4199 | 150.1681 | 2500 | NotProvided |
Solwara 12 | inactive | back-arc spreading center | Manus Basin | -3.7086 | 151.8834 | 1920 | 2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 inactive |
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3 | inactive | back-arc spreading center | North Fiji Basin | -14.0745 | 175.4729 | 3000 | NotProvided |
east of Central Spreading Ridge | inactive | back-arc spreading center | North Fiji Basin | -15.4510 | 174.6902 | 3000 | NotProvided |
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR1 | inactive | back-arc spreading center | North Fiji Basin | -14.5000 | 177.0000 | 3000 | NotProvided |
Hawaiian Ridge | inactive | intra-plate volcano | Central Pacific | 15.0000 | -157.5000 | 5000 | 1987 or earlier |
MAR, 25 50'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 25.8083 | -44.9833 | 3000 | NotProvided |
Petersburgskoe | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 19.8666 | -45.8666 | 3100 | 2010 dredging only |
Logatchev-4 | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 14.7063 | -44.9083 | 2000 | 2004 TV sled observed inactive field [ROV QUEST was also on this cruise, but Kuhn et al. (2004) do not report its use at Logatchev-4] |
MAR, 22 30'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 22.5000 | -45.0050 | 2800 | NotProvided |
Ashadze-3 | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 12.9860 | -44.8610 | 4200 | 2005 plume and dredge only |
MAR, 23 35'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 23.5833 | -45.0000 | 3500 | 1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity |
MAR, 12 48'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 12.8000 | -44.7883 | 2400 | NotProvided |
Dellwood Seamount | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Explorer Ridge | 50.7470 | -130.8961 | 800 | 1974 or earlier deposits only; 2018 ROV Hercules inactive |
EPR, 13 N, SE Seamount | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 12.7000 | -103.8600 | 2500 | 1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity; 1982 and 1984 submersible Cyana did not confirm activity |
MAR, 24 20'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 24.3500 | -46.2000 | 3200 | NotProvided |
Romanche Fracture Zone | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | S MAR | -0.9767 | -24.5133 | 3100 | NotProvided |
Explorer Deep | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Explorer Ridge | 50.1000 | -129.7500 | 3200 | 1969, deposits only |
Hess Deep | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 2.2500 | -101.5000 | 5100 | NotProvided |
MAR, 24 30'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 24.5000 | -46.1533 | 3900 | 1987 deposits only |
Owen transform fault | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Carlsberg Ridge | 9.8333 | 57.9500 | 4500 | NotProvided |
Brown Bear Seamount | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | JdF Ridge | 46.0333 | -130.5500 | 1500 | NotProvided |
Galapagos Rift, 95 W | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 2.5000 | -95.1667 | 2600 | NotProvided |
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 |
Gorda Ridge, 41 30'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Gorda Ridge | 41.5167 | -127.4500 | 3350 | 1984 deposits only |
E Eye of Mordor | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 1.9058 | -91.2310 | 1600 | 2005 towed video Medea found inactive chimneys |
Carlsberg Ridge, 1.67 S | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Carlsberg Ridge | -1.6768 | 67.7700 | 4500 | NotProvided |
Zenith-Victory | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 20.1292 | -45.6225 | 2390 | 2008 (need citation to confirm that the field was discovered by TV-profiling and dredging) |
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Gulf of California | 27.3050 | -111.5067 | 2000 | 1977 submersible Seacliff (hydrothermal deposits only) |
W Eye of Mordor | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 1.9707 | -91.3900 | 1600 | 2005 towed video Medea observed inactive chimneys |
MESO Zone | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | CIR | -23.3927 | 69.2422 | 2850 | 1993 TV grab and water column measurements |
MAR, 15 50'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 15.8667 | -46.6667 | 3000 | NotProvided |
Green Seamount | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 20.8033 | -109.2833 | 2000 | 1982 submersible Alvin observed only inactive |
Galapagos Rift, 85 50'W | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 0.7500 | -85.8333 | 2600 | 1988 or earlier submersible observations |
Mount Jourdanne | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | SWIR | -27.8500 | 63.9333 | 2940 | 1998 submersible Shinkai 6500 |
MAR, 16 46'N | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 16.7950 | -46.3800 | 3300 | NotProvided |
EPR, 14 N seamount | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 14.1500 | -104.3667 | 2600 | NotProvided |
DSDP Hole 504B | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Galapagos Rift | 1.2267 | -83.7300 | 3500 | NotProvided |
SEIR | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | SEIR | -28.0614 | 74.1733 | 5000 | NotProvided |
Logatchev-5 | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 14.7500 | -44.9700 | 3100 | 2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity |
EPR 87D1 Seamount | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N EPR | 11.5333 | -103.8600 | 2090 | NotProvided |
Squid Forest | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | Kolbeinsey Ridge | 68.0000 | -17.5000 | 900 | 1999 ROV Aglantha |
Jade Emperor Mountain | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | SWIR | -37.9400 | 49.2600 | 1500 | 2010 video sled, plume survey, and geological sampling all suggest inactive |
Ashadze-4 | inactive | mid-ocean ridge | N MAR | 12.9700 | -44.8500 | 4530 | 2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity |