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Squid Forest
Name Alias(es):
Akkarskogen
Vent Sites:
Activity:
Maximum Temperature:
Max Temperature Category:
Latitude:
68.0000
Longitude:
-17.5000
Location on map:
Ocean:
Region:
National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
900
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
17.6
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
longitude, latitude approximate; located at Full Gale Volcano; Pedersen et al. (2009): "Using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), we located two hydrothermal fields at the flat summit of the volcano, but no hydrothermal activity was detected. One of the fields is located in a depression on a small volcanic ridge, and is composed of approximately 30 fossil chimneys, some of which have tumbled."
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1999 ROV Aglantha
Discovery References (text):
Pedersen et al. (1999) ROV exploration of the Kolbeinsey Ridge: Preliminary results of the SUBMAR-99 cruise. InterRidge News 8(2): 32-34.
Other References (text):
Pedersen et al. (2009, in press) Hydrothermal activity at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. AGU Monograph.
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