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
AAR KR2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-60.0000	152.5000	3200	2011 plume only
MAR, 27 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-27.1476	-13.4753	3341	2013 plume only
Axial Seamount, ASHES	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	45.9333	-130.0140	1540	1984 submersible Alvin
Galapagos Rift, 94.7 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.6000	-94.7750	2690	2005 plume only
EPR, 13 N, SE Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	12.7000	-103.8600	2500	1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity; 1982 and 1984 submersible Cyana did not confirm activity
GEISEIR site 36, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7009	98.0631	2700	2009 plume only
Animal Farm	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-18.6080	-113.4000	2675	1993 submersible Nautile
GEISEIR site 5, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2420	81.1580	2860	1996 plume only; 2007 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
Broken Spur	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	29.1700	-43.1717	3100	1993 submersible Alvin; earlier in 1993, water column anomalies and towed camera did not confirm activity
Grimsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	66.6067	-17.6542	400	1997 submersible Jago
Landing Stage	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.5000	51.0000	2300	2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise
EPR, 17 12'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.2000	-113.1500	2590	1993 submersible Nautile
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.3000	66.4000	3500	2010 plume only
MAR, 15 50'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	15.8667	-46.6667	3000	NotProvided
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 6, 14.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-14.3000	66.1000	3500	2010 plume only
Rapa Nui	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-21.5620	-114.3000	2845	1999 submersible Alvin; 1987-1988 deposits only
Nereus Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	23.1670	37.2830	2400	1972 deposits only
SWIR, D62	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2530	15.1030	3990	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided
EPR, 27.9 S, Segment W3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-27.8670	-112.9120	2180	1998 plume only
Solitaire Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-19.5450	65.8500	2630	2009 submersible Shinkai 6500; 2006 plume only
Lucky Strike	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2933	-32.2733	1740	1993 submersible Alvin; 1992 dredge and plume only
GEISEIR site 12, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.6600	83.0366	2600	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
EPR, 9 40'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	9.6500	-104.2600	2572	1989 Argo I towed video; 1991 submersible Alvin
EPR, 18 32'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-18.5550	-113.4160	2647	1993 submersible Nautile
Chile Triple Junction	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.3000	-75.8000	3000	2010 plume only
MAR, 7 57'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-7.9500	-13.4420	2600	2001 plume only
Kolbeinsey Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	67.0833	-18.7167	110	1988 submersible GEO

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