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
MAR, 15 50'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	15.8667	-46.6667	3000	NotProvided
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR1	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.5000	177.0000	3000	NotProvided
Conical Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.2500	152.6600	1050	1998 TV grab survey determined inactive
Logatchev-5	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7500	-44.9700	3100	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
EPR, 14 N seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	14.1500	-104.3667	2600	NotProvided
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided
MAR, 16 46'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.7950	-46.3800	3300	NotProvided
Galapagos Rift, 95 W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5000	-95.1667	2600	NotProvided
Petersburgskoe	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	19.8666	-45.8666	3100	2010 dredging only
Carlsberg Ridge, 1.67 S	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	-1.6768	67.7700	4500	NotProvided
Krasnov	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.6400	-46.4750	3900	2002 or earlier plume only; 2004 TV grab indicated inactive; 2007 ROV Victor indicated inactive
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.0745	175.4729	3000	NotProvided
MAR, 22 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	22.5000	-45.0050	2800	NotProvided
Paramushir Island	inactive	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	50.3300	155.5000	800	NotProvided
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.3050	-111.5067	2000	1977 submersible Seacliff (hydrothermal deposits only)
Romanche Fracture Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-0.9767	-24.5133	3100	NotProvided
E Eye of Mordor	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.9058	-91.2310	1600	2005 towed video Medea found inactive chimneys
MAR, 23 35'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	23.5833	-45.0000	3500	1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity
Jade Emperor Mountain	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.9400	49.2600	1500	2010 video sled, plume survey, and geological sampling all suggest inactive
Nishi-Shichito Ridge	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.3667	138.7500	1600	NotProvided
SEIR	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-28.0614	74.1733	5000	NotProvided
Ashadze-3	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9860	-44.8610	4200	2005 plume and dredge only
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Parece Vela Basin	16.0000	139.1667	5000	NotProvided
Shinkurose Bank	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.5667	140.1667	200	1992 or earlier submersible Shinkai 2000
W Eye of Mordor	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.9707	-91.3900	1600	2005 towed video Medea observed inactive chimneys
Kasuga 1 Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.7650	143.7100	600	2003 no plume detected
EPR 87D1 Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.5333	-103.8600	2090	NotProvided
Squid Forest	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.0000	-17.5000	900	1999 ROV Aglantha
MAR, 24 20'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	24.3500	-46.2000	3200	NotProvided
central Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.4199	150.1681	2500	NotProvided

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