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Eyjafjördur
Name Alias(es):
Eyjafjordur
Vent Sites:
Arnarnesstrytur
Ystuvikurstrytur
Activity:
Maximum Temperature:
77
Latitude:
65.8500
Longitude:
-18.1333
Location on map:
Ocean:
Region:
National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
65
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
20
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
18.3
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
coastal, northern Iceland; 1997 sampled fluids at Ystuvikurstrytur (eastern site, 65 m depth, cones up to 45 m above seafloor), 2004 sampled fluids at Arnarnesstrytur (western site, 20-45 m depth, cones up to 25 m above seafloor); apparently primarily freshwater hydrothermal discharge up to 77 C; note: MAR runs through Iceland; (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v439/n7079/images/hydro_vents/eyjafjordur.html)
Notes Relevant to Biology:
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1997, likely by SCUBA
Discovery References (text):
Gautason, B., et al. (2005) Arnarnesstrytur: A Recently Discovered Active Shallow Marine Hydrothermal System in Eyjafjördur, Iceland. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2005, abstract #OS21C-02.
Other References (text):
A Eyþórsdóttir (2007) Bioprospecting for antimicrobial activity at the hydrothermal vent site in Eyjafjörður. M.Sc. thesis, University of Akureyri.
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