Higa

Name Alias(es):

APA

Activity:

active, confirmed

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

NotProvided

Latitude:

26.5550

Longitude:

126.2233

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

Okinawa Trough

National Jurisdiction:

Japan

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

1485

Tectonic setting:

back-arc spreading center

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

34.6

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Higa site is located at a small hill close to Gima Hill and characterized by max. 56.5 °C fluid venting (Makabe et al. 2016)

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

2015 ROV Kaiko

Discovery References (text):

Makabe, A, et al. (2016) Discovery of new hydrothermal vent fields in the mid- and southern-Okinawa Trough. In: Goldschmidt conference abstracts 2016: 1945.; https://goldschmidtabstracts.info/abstracts/abstractView?id=2016002771 (accessed on: 2019/04/17);

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