Peggy Ridge |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.9233 |
-176.8250 |
1900 |
1975 or earlier rock samples only; inactive in systematic survey on Arculus cruise SS07/2008 |
CLSC, plumes on CL1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-17.8667 |
-176.3833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
Mussel Valley |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-18.8167 |
173.4833 |
2700 |
1989 submersible Nautile; 1987 plume; 1988 towed camera did not confirm activity |
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 |
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 |
White Lady |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.9833 |
173.9167 |
2000 |
1988 towed camera and plume; 1989 submersible Nautile |
Sonne 99 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.9500 |
173.9167 |
1980 |
1995 deep tow video and TV-grab |
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 |
east of Central Spreading Ridge |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-15.4510 |
174.6902 |
3000 |
NotProvided |
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3 |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-14.0745 |
175.4729 |
3000 |
NotProvided |
West Fiji Ridge |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-17.0000 |
176.0000 |
3000 |
1995 deep tow |
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR1 |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-14.5000 |
177.0000 |
3000 |
NotProvided |
Extensional Relay Zone A |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.1667 |
177.4167 |
2335 |
1999 towed camera did not confirm activity |