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EPR, 11 30'N

Name Alias(es): 
Zone B
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
Activity: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Latitude: 
11.4833
Longitude: 
-103.7833
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2422
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
95.8
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
basalt-hosted
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
depth appears to be too shallow - from Hekinian Alvin dive #1996; Hekinian, R. et al. (1983): "…found indications of hydrothermal activity from hydrocasts and sea-floor photographs"
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1981 towed camera and plume did not confirm activity; 1988 submersible Alvin dive #1996 (need reference to confirm activity)
Discovery References (text): 
(did not confirm activity) Hekinian, R. et al. (1983) East Pacific Rise near 13 N: geology of new hydrothermal fields. Science 219: 1321-1324
NEED CITATION for 1988 Alvin dive.
Other References (text): 
Baker et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 128, 1-17, 1994, Hydrothermal plumes along the East Pacific Rise, 8°40′ to 11°50′N: Plume distribution and relationship to the apparent magmatic budget, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(94)90022-1.