DSDP Hole 504B |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.2267 |
-83.7300 |
3500 |
NotProvided |
Galapagos Rift, 85 50'W |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.7500 |
-85.8333 |
2600 |
1988 or earlier submersible observations |
Tempus Fugit |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.7683 |
-85.9100 |
2560 |
2011 ROV Little Hercules |
Galapagos Mounds |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.4500 |
-86.1665 |
2700 |
1977 submersible Alvin |
Rose Garden |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.8058 |
-86.2267 |
2550 |
1977 submersible Alvin; 1976 plume and photographs of clam shells did not confirm activity (note: Rose Garden is used here as the name of the vent field, but Rose Garden vent site itself not discovered until 1979) |
Pegasus |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.7500 |
-88.2000 |
2000 |
2011 ROV Little Hercules |
Uka Pacha |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.7700 |
-88.3000 |
2100 |
2011 ROV Little Hercules |
Calyfield |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.8300 |
-89.6083 |
1660 |
2002 submersible Alvin |
E Los Huellos Caldera |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.9500 |
-90.5300 |
1600 |
2005 plume only; 2005 towed video Medea did not confirm activity |
W Los Huellos Caldera |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.0000 |
-90.6000 |
1600 |
2005 plume only |
E Eye of Mordor |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.9058 |
-91.2310 |
1600 |
2005 towed video Medea found inactive chimneys |
Eye of Mordor Seamount |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.9410 |
-91.3100 |
1555 |
2005 plume only |
W Eye of Mordor |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.9707 |
-91.3900 |
1600 |
2005 towed video Medea observed inactive chimneys |
Iguanas-Pinguinos |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.1000 |
-91.9350 |
1640 |
2005 towed video Medea |
Galapagos Rift, 93.7 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.4970 |
-93.7700 |
2220 |
2005 plume only |
Navidad |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.5300 |
-94.0750 |
2380 |
2005 towed video Medea |
Galapagos Rift, 94.4 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.5300 |
-94.3300 |
2400 |
2005 plume only |
Galapagos Rift, 94.7 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.6000 |
-94.7750 |
2690 |
2005 plume only |
Galapagos Rift, 95 W |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.5000 |
-95.1667 |
2600 |
NotProvided |
Galapagos Rift, 95.5 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.6700 |
-95.4500 |
3200 |
1990 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
Precious Stone Mountain |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.2200 |
-101.4900 |
1700 |
2009 deep-tow video and TV grab |
Hess Deep |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.2500 |
-101.5000 |
5100 |
NotProvided |