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
EPR, 11 07'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.1330	-103.7800	2580	1988 submersible Alvin dive #1989 (need reference to confirm activity); 1991 plume only
EPR, 16 08'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-16.1300	-113.0000	2640	1993 plume only
ESR, E5	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	East Scotia Ridge	-57.5000	-30.2000	3000	1999 plume only
Montserrat-Marie Galante fault	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	16.4600	-61.9820	1000	1987 plume and deposits
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
Naung	active, inferred	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	3.7791	125.3750	600	2001 dredge only, 2003 CTD only
Myojinsho Caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.8833	139.9500	1110	1988 deposits only; 2005 plume only
Chile Rise, Segment N8	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-38.7167	-91.5667	3330	1998 plume only
MTJ, T08C05	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.5134	-174.7407	2100	2008 plume only
Sumisu Rift	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.1000	139.8917	1600	1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only
Stockwork	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.9000	-129.1240	2300	2005 submersible Alvin (need publication to determine if confirmed)
EPR, 14 35'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-14.5830	-112.6670	2630	1993 plume only
EPR, 17 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.0000	-113.1170	2680	1993 plume only
Mariana Trough, plume 2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.7610	143.4730	2950	2003 plume only
Puy des Folles	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	20.5083	-45.6417	2000	1996 submersible Nautile observed only inactive vents
Peggy Ridge	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.9233	-176.8250	1900	1975 or earlier rock samples only; inactive in systematic survey on Arculus cruise SS07/2008
Landing Stage	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.5000	51.0000	2300	2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise
MAR, 11 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	11.0380	-43.6483	4010	1984 plume only; 2009 plume only
Tangyin	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.0667	122.5667	1206	2014 likely by dredging or ROV during the HOBAB3 cruise on R/V Kexue
SWIR, unnamed, Segment 26	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.6080	50.8527	2800	2008 dredge only DY115-20 Leg 6
Gakkel Ridge, Site 6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.5333	43.0000	3000	2001 plume only
MAR, 33 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-32.9676	-14.4517	2600	2013 plume only
Kibblewhite	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.5750	179.2550	1106	2002 plume only
SWIR, D57	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2240	13.7380	3517	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
GEISEIR site 28, segment M6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-44.7237	94.6039	2700	2009 plume only
EPR, 21 40'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-21.6340	-114.3010	2730	1987-1988 deposits only
GEISEIR site 17, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.6498	87.3481	2500	2010 plume only
EPR, 30.4 S, Segment E2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-30.3750	-111.7640	2320	1998 plume only
Rainbow Bay	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-14.0300	-14.3400	2900	2009 towed video did not confirm activity
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only

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