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South Sarigan Seamount
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Activity:
Latitude:
16.5800
Longitude:
145.7800
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
240
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Volcano Number (if applicable):
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Tamura et al. (2013): "HPD1533 explored the 2010 crater to search for hydrothermal activity and to image and sample the northern crater wall (404 - 238 mbsl). ... No hydrothermal venting was observed in the crater, except weak shimmering water at the top of the crater wall."; Embley et al. (2014): "on the crater’s rim, an extensive white filamentous microbial mat covered boulders and outcrops... probably sustained by a diffuse (barely discernible on the video) hydrothermal flow. There were no observations of vent-endemic macrofauna communities and no indicators of active high-temperature venting."
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2013 ROV HyperDolphin (did not confirm activity)
Discovery References (text):
Tamura, Y., et al. (2013) ROV Hyper-Dolphin Survey at the May 2010 Eruption Site on South Sarigan Seamount, Mariana Arc. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, abstract #V31G-02.
Embley, R.W., et al. 2014. Eruption of South Sarigan Seamount, Northern Mariana Islands: Insights into hazards from submarine volcanic eruptions. Oceanography 27(2):24-31, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2014.37.
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