Iceland

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
Eyjafjördur	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	65.8500	-18.1333	65	1997, likely by SCUBA
Grimsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	66.6067	-17.6542	400	1997 submersible Jago
Isafjardardjup bay	active, confirmed			66.0500	-22.6500	3	1986 or earlier, likely from shore or by SCUBA
Kolbeinsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	67.0833	-18.7167	110	1988 submersible GEO
Kolbeinsey Ridge, 69 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.7581	-16.0000	1200	1980 or earlier sediments only
Reykjanes Ridge, Area A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	62.4500	-25.4330	500	NotProvided
Squid Forest	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.0000	-17.5000	900	1999 ROV Aglantha
Steinaholl Vent Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	63.1000	-24.5333	350	1990 plume, echosounding, and towed video; 1993 plume only (included echosounding for more precise location)

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