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
ESR, E2	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	East Scotia Ridge	-56.0917	-30.3250	2641	2009 towed video; 1999 plume only; 2010 ROV Isis
Menez Gwen	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.8417	-31.5250	865	1994 submersible Nautile
Bubbylon	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.8000	-31.5333	1000	2010 ROV MARUM-QUEST, same cruise as plume discovered by multibeam echosounder
Lucky Strike	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2933	-32.2733	1740	1993 submersible Alvin; 1992 dredge and plume only
Evan	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2667	-32.2833	1775	2006 submersible Nautile
Lucky Strike segment, southern end	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.0500	-32.4200	2600	1994 plume only
Menez Hom	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.1500	-32.4333	1802	2002 ROV Victor 6000
North FAMOUS	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.9670	-32.9670	2500	1994 plume only
Markov Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	5.9100	-33.1800	3500	2001-2002 and 2003 dredge only
Saldanha	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.5667	-33.4333	2300	1998 submersible Nautile
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
Rainbow	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.2300	-33.9020	2320	1997 submersible Nautile
S AMAR 1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.0830	-34.0830	2630	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
S AMAR 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.9670	-34.1830	2240	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
S-OH1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.5330	-36.8500	3000	1996 submersible Nautile did not find active vents; 2000 or earlier plume only
S-OH2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.0670	-37.4830	3250	2000 or earlier plume only
Lost City	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	30.1250	-42.1183	800	2000 towed video ARGO-II and submersible Alvin
MAR, 30 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	30.0333	-42.5000	3400	1993 plume only
Vema Fracture Zone	active, inferred	other	N MAR	10.7100	-42.6800	5180	2015 plume only
Broken Spur	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	29.1700	-43.1717	3100	1993 submersible Alvin; earlier in 1993, water column anomalies and towed camera did not confirm activity
MAR, 11 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	11.0380	-43.6483	4010	1984 plume only; 2009 plume only
MAR, 11 26'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	11.4482	-43.7035	3835	2009 plume only
MAR, 27 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	27.0000	-44.5000	2900	1993 plume only
MAR, 12 48'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.8000	-44.7883	2400	NotProvided
TAG	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	26.1367	-44.8267	3670	1985 towed camera and temperature anomaly; 1986 submersible Alvin
Ashadze-4	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9700	-44.8500	4530	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
Ashadze-3	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9860	-44.8610	4200	2005 plume and dredge only
Ashadze-1	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9733	-44.8633	4200	2003 TV profiling; 2007 ROV Victor 6000

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