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Okinawa Trough, Site ES2

Name Alias(es): 
Vent Sites: 
Activity: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Latitude: 
28.8137
Longitude: 
128.1028
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
779
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
22.6
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
dredged Calyptogena shells
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1992 dredge only
Discovery References (text): 
(shells only): Shikui, Z. et al. (2001) Two possible hydrothermal vents in the northern Okinawa Trough. Chinese Science Bulletin 46: 943-945.
Other References (text):