S Oceanographer

Name Alias(es):

South Oceanographer

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

MAR

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, inferred

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

34.8670

Longitude:

-36.4330

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Atlantic

Region:

N MAR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

3460

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

21.1

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

site on ISA map of polymetallic sulfides

Notes Relevant to Biology:

Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):

1992 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only) Chin et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 162, 1-13, 1998, Detection of hydrothermal plumes on the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge: results from optical measurements.

Other References (text):

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