Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
To sort the list of Vent Fields, click on a column header.
To view details for a specific Vent Field, click on the Name ID.
To view the subset of Vent Fields that contain a specific category, click on the category (for example, "active, confirmed" in the "Activity" column).

Vent Field Name ID	Activity	Tectonic Setting	Region	Latitude	Longitude	Maximum or Single Reported Depth	Year and How Discovered
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.8000	155.0667	3300	2009 plume only
SESCA	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	40.7500	-127.5200	3300	1986 sediments and heat-flow measurements
Edmond Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-23.8780	69.5960	3320	2001 ROV Jason
Chile Rise, Segment N8	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-38.7167	-91.5667	3330	1998 plume only
MAR, 27 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-27.1476	-13.4753	3341	2013 plume only
Gorda Ridge, 41 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	41.5167	-127.4500	3350	1984 deposits only
Central Andaman Trough, rift valley, dredges 9 and 10	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.4166	94.1666	3350	1994 deposits only
Gorda Ridge, GR-15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.9500	-126.5500	3365	1985 plume only
MAR, 30 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-29.9505	-13.8545	3379	2013 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 6, 14.75 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-14.7500	66.5000	3400	2010 plume only
MAR, 30 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	30.0333	-42.5000	3400	1993 plume only
Gorda Ridge, EP96B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.5500	-126.8333	3400	1984 deposits only; 1996 plume only
MAR, 43 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	43.0000	-29.0000	3400	1986 or earlier plume only
Chile Rise, Segment N9A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-39.0500	-91.5833	3450	1998 plume only
East Blanco Depression	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	44.2170	-129.6250	3460	1994 ROV U.S. Navy's Advanced Tethered Vehicle
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 6, 14.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-14.3000	66.1000	3500	2010 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 8	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.5333	69.0000	3500	2001 plume only
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	3.7000	63.6666	3500	2007 plume only
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-10.6600	66.5000	3500	2010 plume only
Snake Pit	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	23.3683	-44.9500	3500	1985 real-time TV and imaging sonar; earlier in 1985 seafloor photographs did not confirm activity
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 50'E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	3.6916	63.8333	3500	2009 plume only; 2012 plume and deposits
MAR, segment south of St. Paul system	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	0.5000	-25.0000	3500	2013 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 10.9 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-10.9000	66.7000	3500	2010 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.3000	66.4000	3500	2010 plume only
Vityaz megamullion	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-5.4000	68.5833	3500	1979 plume and deposits only
MAR, 14 54'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.9200	-44.9000	3500	1988 or earlier seafloor photographs did not confirm hydrothermal activity
Area JX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-22.9666	69.1833	3500	1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm)
Markov Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	5.9100	-33.1800	3500	2001-2002 and 2003 dredge only

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