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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deception Island | active, confirmed | back-arc spreading center | Bransfield Strait | -62.9500 | -60.6500 | 100 | 1995 or earlier intertidal |
| 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 |
| Little Volcano | active, inferred | back-arc spreading center | Bransfield Strait | -62.7500 | -59.2500 | 1500 | 1995 plume only |
| Three Sisters, Middle Sister | active, inferred | back-arc spreading center | Bransfield Strait | -62.6420 | -58.9833 | 1040 | 1995 plume only; 1999 still had no visual confirmation |
