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Higa

Name Alias(es): 
APA
Maximum Temperature: 
56
Max Temperature Category: 
Latitude: 
26.5550
Longitude: 
126.2233
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
1485
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
34.6
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Higa site is located at a small hill close to Gima Hill and characterized by max. 56.5 °C fluid venting (Makabe et al. 2016)
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2015 ROV Kaiko
Discovery References (text): 
Makabe, A, et al. (2016) Discovery of new hydrothermal vent fields in the mid- and southern-Okinawa Trough. In: Goldschmidt conference abstracts 2016: 1945.; https://goldschmidtabstracts.info/abstracts/abstractView?id=2016002771 (accessed on: 2019/04/17);