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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Sumisu Rift | active, inferred | back-arc spreading center | Izu-Bonin back-arc | 31.1000 | 139.8917 | 1600 | 1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only |
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera | active, inferred | back-arc spreading center | Izu-Bonin back-arc | 31.9667 | 139.7333 | 900 | 2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits |