W Los Huellos Caldera

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

GalapagosSpreadingCenter

Activity:

active, inferred

Latitude:

1.0000

Longitude:

-90.6000

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

Galapagos Rift

National Jurisdiction:

Ecuador : Galapagos Islands

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

1600

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

56.7

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Baker et al. (2006): "Only three areas of extensive and intense plumes were observed: 90.52°-90.63°W,…"; located within the Galapagos Marine Reserve (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site)

Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):

2005 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only) Baker, E. T., et al. (2008), High-resolution surveys along the hot spot–affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 1. Distribution of hydrothermal activity, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9, Q09003, doi:10.1029/2008GC002028

(plume only) E. Baker et al., Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V14A-06, 2006, Hydrothermal Plume Mapping Along the Hotspot-affected Galapagos Spreading Center Finds High-Temperature Vent Sites are Anomalously Scarce.

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