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
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.1150	-174.5680	2250	2008 plume only
C-ELSC, plume 13	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.4150	-176.3720	2100	2004 plume only
S AMAR 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.9670	-34.1830	2240	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
EPR, 29.5 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-29.5000	-111.7200	2580	1998 plume only
MAR, 11 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	11.0380	-43.6483	4010	1984 plume only; 2009 plume only
Stromboli	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.7890	15.2130	250	1969 Fe crusts only
Three Sisters, Middle Sister	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Bransfield Strait	-62.6420	-58.9833	1040	1995 plume only; 1999 still had no visual confirmation
Alarcon Rise/Tamayo intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.2336	-108.6168	2358	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity
C-ELSC, plume 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.8700	-176.2170	2230	2004 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.5750	-176.7050	985	2003 plume and dredge only
MAR, 30.8 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-30.8327	-13.4690	2950	2013 plume only
GEISEIR site 1, segment J2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-39.4400	78.0920	2270	1996 plume only
SW Syoyo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	22.3870	142.7620	1750	2003 plume only
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	3.7000	63.6666	3500	2007 plume only
EPR, 7 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-7.0000	-107.5500	2600	1985/86 or 1989 TV grab
GEISEIR site 27, segment M5	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.9805	93.4571	2700	2009 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
GEISEIR site 16, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.5883	87.2615	2500	2010 plume only
MAR, segment south of St. Paul system	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	0.5000	-25.0000	3500	2013 plume only
Mariana Trough, plume 2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.7610	143.4730	2950	2003 plume only
Komba-ridge	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-7.9800	123.8000	1000	2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides
Merian	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-26.0166	-13.8500	2550	2012 R/V Dayang Yihao; 2013 AUV Abyss plume and side-scan data
FRSC, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
C-ELSC, plume 14	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.3200	-176.3640	2100	2004 plume only
SWIR, D82	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2080	15.5830	4100	2000-2001 plume only
EPR/Tamayo intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	22.9333	-108.0667	3200	1979 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
Gamble volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-27.2000	-177.4100	250	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
VFR, plume 12	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.7300	-176.4530	1910	2004 plume only
Central Andaman Trough, seamount crater, dredge 6	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.0000	94.0000	1640	1994 deposits only
GEISEIR site 38, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-48.0048	98.8232	2800	2009 plume only

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