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 |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 64 S segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge |
-64.5000 |
-170.0000 |
2300 |
2009 plume only |
SWIR, D20 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-53.0200 |
22.1880 |
4170 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.0050 |
87.8808 |
2400 |
2010 plume only |
Europa |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
18.3500 |
-81.8500 |
2400 |
2009 plume only, not observed on dive with hybrid ROV Nereus |
C-ELSC, plume 14 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.3200 |
-176.3640 |
2100 |
2004 plume only |
Vityaz megamullion |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-5.4000 |
68.5833 |
3500 |
1979 plume and deposits only |
Logatchev-3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.7083 |
-44.9667 |
3100 |
1993-1999 (between these dates) |
GEISEIR site 11, segment K4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.5375 |
82.8266 |
2600 |
2010 plume only |
EPR, 30.1 S, Segment E1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-30.1330 |
-111.7640 |
2480 |
1998 plume only |
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
3.7000 |
63.6666 |
3500 |
2007 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 |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.3500 |
37.0000 |
3600 |
2001 plume only |
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.2383 |
97.1566 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
NWLSC, Southern Caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9000 |
-177.4166 |
2160 |
2008 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 28 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-19.6500 |
-175.9890 |
2550 |
2004 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) |
MAR, 19 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-19.3301 |
-11.9421 |
2707 |
2013 plume only |
EPR, 8 53'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
8.9000 |
-104.2000 |
2580 |
1991 plume only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano C |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-20.1800 |
-175.2000 |
1050 |
2004 SS11/2004 cruise did not detect hydrothermal activity |
SESCA |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
40.7500 |
-127.5200 |
3300 |
1986 sediments and heat-flow measurements |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-11.3000 |
66.4000 |
3500 |
2010 plume only |
MAR, 43 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
43.0000 |
-29.0000 |
3400 |
1986 or earlier plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 5, 12.25 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-12.2500 |
65.7000 |
4000 |
2010 plume only |
TaiJi |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-13.5900 |
-14.5200 |
3180 |
2011 plume only |
Reykjanes Ridge, Area B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Reykjanes Ridge |
59.8167 |
-29.6833 |
1000 |
1992 submersible Mir did not find vents |
EPR, 17 47'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.7900 |
-113.3000 |
2600 |
1993 plume only |
North FAMOUS |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.9670 |
-32.9670 |
2500 |
1994 plume only |
SEIR-WXC07 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
138.3000 |
2420 |
2015 plume only |
EPR, 15 24'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-15.4000 |
-112.8350 |
2640 |
1993 plume only |