EPR, 11 42'N

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

EPR

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, confirmed

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

NotProvided

Latitude:

11.7000

Longitude:

-103.8500

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):

95.8

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

basalt-hosted

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

ARGO-RISE (1988): "Immediately south of the OSCs, at 11 42'N on the crest of the ridge, active hydrothermal vents occur in association with a highly fractured plateau-like terrain consisting of Unit II sedimented, lobate to smooth flows"

Notes Relevant to Biology:

NotProvided

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):

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.

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