EPR, 10 08'N

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

EPR

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, inferred

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

10.1300

Longitude:

-104.3300

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

N EPR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2580

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

102.6

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

observed hydrothermal vent organisms in camera tow; Kastens et al. (1986) cite manuscript in prep. for elevated near-bottom temperatures

Notes Relevant to Biology:

serpulids, Calyptogena

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

1983 towed camera and temperature measurements (no direct observations/sampling of hydrothermal fluid)

Discovery References (text):

Kastens et al., J. Geophys. Res., 91, B3, 3469-3488, 1986, Structural and Volcanic Expression of a Fast Slipping Ridge-Transform-Ridge-Plate Boundary: Sea MARC I and Photographic Surveys at the Clipperton Transform Fault.

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