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Eva
Name Alias(es):
Eva Seamount
Activity:
Latitude:
-22.0000
Longitude:
170.7500
Location on map:
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National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1600
Tectonic setting:
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
location and depth approximate, although location is consistent with Eva Seamount in IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, accessed 1 June 2015; Arculus et al. (2008) cruise report (http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/process/data_files/cruise_docs/SS200807sum.pdf): "In the southern part of the New Hebrides Arc, the previously known “Eva” edifice is a stratovolcano located on top of faulted basement, and is accompanied by a smaller volcano (“Evita”) to the southeast. A small hydrothermal plume was detected in the vicinity of Eva"
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2008 plume only
Discovery References (text):
(plume only) Arculus et al. (2008) cruise report (http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/process/data_files/cruise_docs/SS200807sum.pdf).
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