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
Daiichi-Amami knoll	active, inferred	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	28.4500	128.7500	350	2013 multibeam echo sounder on S/V Takuyo and AUV Gondo
NELSC, T08C12	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.2179	-174.1788	2000	2008 plume only
EPR, mid 17 N segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	17.0000	-105.3800	2750	1997 plume only
Rainbow Bay	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-14.0300	-14.3400	2900	2009 towed video did not confirm activity
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-10.6600	66.5000	3500	2010 plume only
N-ELSC, plume 28	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.6500	-175.9890	2550	2004 plume only
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
MAR, 27 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	27.0000	-44.5000	2900	1993 plume only
EPR, 28.3 S, Segment W3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-28.3000	-112.9830	2220	1998 plume only
EPR, 14 35'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-14.5830	-112.6670	2630	1993 plume only
Split Seamount	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.6400	-128.9667	2350	1990 camera tow (need reference to check if activity confirmed)
Wagner Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	31.0666	-114.0833	120	2007 echosounder and grab samples
Kibblewhite	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.5750	179.2550	1106	2002 plume only
MAR, 31 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-31.7377	-13.3772	3050	2013 plume only
Ngatoroirangi	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.7310	179.8250	467	2002 plume only
Markov Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	5.9100	-33.1800	3500	2001-2002 and 2003 dredge only
Knipovich Ridge, 75 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Knipovich Ridge	74.8000	8.4417	3185	2000 plume only
SWIR, D20	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-53.0200	22.1880	4170	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 50'E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	3.6916	63.8333	3500	2009 plume only; 2012 plume and deposits
GEISEIR site 17, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.6498	87.3481	2500	2010 plume only
EPR, 17 42'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7000	-113.2500	2600	1993 plume only
Chile Rise, Segment N9A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-39.0500	-91.5833	3450	1998 plume only
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.8000	155.0667	3300	2009 plume only
Edison Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.3100	152.5800	1450	1994 and 1998 TV grab sampling did not confirm hydrothermal activity
FRSC, T12A-01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.7850	-174.5260	500	2012 plume only
Solwara 16	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.4380	149.9670	2163	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
Galapagos Rift, 95.5 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.6700	-95.4500	3200	1990 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
GEISEIR site 31, segment O1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-46.8956	96.5709	2600	2009 plume only

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