Woodlark Basin, Segment 5B

Name Alias(es):

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, inferred

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

-9.2540

Longitude:

156.1910

Location on map:

Ocean:

S. Pacific

Region:

Woodlark Basin

National Jurisdiction:

Solomon Islands

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

3550

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

back-arc spreading center

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

39.2

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Email from G. Massoth, 2010: "site was reported previous to our 2000 SHAARC Expedition by Harmon Craig as a very weak anomaly in methane (~2x bkgd) at STA V1-6 of the Papatua Expedition in 1986."

Notes Relevant to Biology:

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

1986 plume only; 2000 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only) H. Craig and R. Poreda, UCAL/SIO, Data Report, 1 June 1987, SIO Ref. 87-14

(plume only) G. J. Massoth, GNS New Zealand, pers. comm., 2000, and cruise report: http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/franklin/plans/2001/fr04_00s.html

Other References (text):

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