Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
3.7000 |
63.6666 |
3500 |
2007 plume only |
Middle Valley, Dead Dog Vent Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
48.4560 |
-128.7088 |
2450 |
1990 HOV Alvin |
SWIR, D9B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.7070 |
18.8170 |
3931 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
S AMAR 1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.0830 |
-34.0830 |
2630 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
GEISEIR site 29, segment M6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-44.9054 |
94.9673 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
EPR, 21 54'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-21.9000 |
-114.5000 |
2800 |
1987-1988 deposits only [need to check Fouquet et al. (1993) for confirmation] |
Ashadze-3 |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
12.9860 |
-44.8610 |
4200 |
2005 plume and dredge only |
Magic Mountain, 3-km south |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Explorer Ridge |
49.7250 |
-130.2667 |
1850 |
2002 AUV ABE plume only |
Green Seamount |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
20.8033 |
-109.2833 |
2000 |
1982 submersible Alvin observed only inactive |
W Los Huellos Caldera |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.0000 |
-90.6000 |
1600 |
2005 plume only |
EPR, 14 18'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-14.3000 |
-112.6670 |
2630 |
1993 plume only |
Alarcon Rise/Pescadero intersection |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.6423 |
-108.3948 |
2384 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity |
GEISEIR site 2, segment J4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.2520 |
79.1030 |
2800 |
1996 plume and dredge only |
Luso |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
38.9833 |
-29.8833 |
570 |
2018 ROV Luso |
Uka Pacha |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.7700 |
-88.3000 |
2100 |
2011 ROV Little Hercules |
Mounds and Microbes |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
9.4500 |
-104.5383 |
2950 |
2002 submersible Alvin; 1994 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-11.3000 |
66.4000 |
3500 |
2010 plume only |
SEIR-WXC27 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.4000 |
134.3000 |
2760 |
2015 plume only |
Explorer Deep |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Explorer Ridge |
50.1000 |
-129.7500 |
3200 |
1969, deposits only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-9.9000 |
66.7500 |
4000 |
2010 plume only |
EPR, 16 35'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-16.5830 |
-113.0600 |
2650 |
1993 plume only; 1998 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
Source |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
46.1550 |
-129.8100 |
2055 |
1993 submersible Alvin |
EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
18.2500 |
-106.3000 |
2600 |
1997 plume only |
DSDP Hole 504B |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.2267 |
-83.7300 |
3500 |
NotProvided |
Aegir |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mohns Ridge |
72.3440 |
1.5550 |
2600 |
2015 ROV Ægir 6000; 2013 plume only; 2015 AUV |
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 |
Galapagos Rift, 94.7 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.6000 |
-94.7750 |
2690 |
2005 plume only |
Knipovich Ridge, 76 48'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
76.7833 |
8.0000 |
3500 |
1996 temperature anomaly and towed video did not confirm activity |
EPR, 23 50'S |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-23.8233 |
-115.4558 |
2650 |
2005 submersible Alvin; 1990 or earlier towed TV camera did not confirm activity |
Central Cleft, off-axis |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
44.7583 |
-130.2750 |
2200 |
2000 ROV Tiburon |