EPR, 11 17'N

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

EPR

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, confirmed

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

NotProvided

Latitude:

11.2833

Longitude:

-103.7583

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

N EPR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2560

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

97.4

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

basalt-hosted

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

ARGO-RISE (1988): "...an axial graben, 50 m wide and 10-20m deep, was mapped from 11 16'N to 11 18'N. The floor of the graben is covered by Unit I and II flows and its eastern side is marked by active hydrothermal vents"

Notes Relevant to Biology:

biological community observed

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

1984 Angus camera (or 1985 Argo video) tow with temperature

Discovery References (text):

ARGO-RISE Group, Can. Mineral. 26, 467-486, 1988, Geological mapping of the East Pacific Rise axis (10 degrees 19' - 11 degrees 53'N) using the ARGO and ANGUS imaging systems.

Other References (text):

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