SWIR, 51.7 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-37.4660 |
51.7320 |
1595 |
2008 plume and dredge only |
SEIR-WXC17 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.3000 |
133.8000 |
2780 |
2015 plume only |
GEISEIR site 3, segment J4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.7720 |
79.7530 |
2800 |
1996 plume only |
ELSC3 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.1667 |
-176.3333 |
2140 |
2009 plume only |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES2 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
28.8137 |
128.1028 |
779 |
1992 dredge only |
VFR, plume 12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.7300 |
-176.4530 |
1910 |
2004 plume only |
Red Sea Rift, 18 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
17.9667 |
40.0667 |
1500 |
1980 submersible Pisces XI (deposits only) |
94SO2 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
New Hebrides back-arc |
-19.4000 |
169.9000 |
980 |
1994 towed camera with temperature did not confirm activity |
N-ELSC, plume 25 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-19.8900 |
-176.0640 |
2680 |
2004 plume only |
SWIR, Plume 1, Segment 17 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-31.1830 |
58.5000 |
3600 |
1997 plume only |
South Sarigan Seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
16.5800 |
145.7800 |
240 |
2013 ROV HyperDolphin (did not confirm activity) |
MAR, 31 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-31.7377 |
-13.3772 |
3050 |
2013 plume only |
MAR, 23 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-23.7428 |
-13.3936 |
2880 |
2013 plume only |
EPR, 17 42'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.7000 |
-113.2500 |
2600 |
1993 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 14 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.3200 |
-176.3640 |
2100 |
2004 plume only |
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.6901 |
92.8451 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
S AMAR 1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.0830 |
-34.0830 |
2630 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
Zealandia |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
16.8800 |
145.8500 |
144 |
2003 plume only; 2009 or earlier ROV did not confirm activity |
Nereus Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
23.1670 |
37.2830 |
2400 |
1972 deposits only |
GEISEIR site 6, segment K2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.6600 |
81.6617 |
2600 |
2007 plume only; 2010 plume only |
FRSC, T12A-01 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-17.7850 |
-174.5260 |
500 |
2012 plume 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 |
EPR, 2 S, off-axis |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-2.0840 |
-102.8270 |
3000 |
2008 plume only |
EPR, 30.1 S, Segment E1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-30.1330 |
-111.7640 |
2480 |
1998 plume only |
Myojinsho Caldera |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Izu-Bonin Arc |
31.8833 |
139.9500 |
1110 |
1988 deposits only; 2005 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 7 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-17.0000 |
66.8000 |
3100 |
2010 plume only |
Gorda Ridge, EP96B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
42.5500 |
-126.8333 |
3400 |
1984 deposits only; 1996 plume only |
GEISEIR site 37, segment O4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.7483 |
98.1756 |
2800 |
2009 plume only |
Knipovich Ridge, 75 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
74.8000 |
8.4417 |
3185 |
2000 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.5333 |
43.0000 |
3000 |
2001 plume only |