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
Jade Emperor Mountain	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.9400	49.2600	1500	2010 video sled, plume survey, and geological sampling all suggest inactive
Central Cleft, off-axis	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	44.7583	-130.2750	2200	2000 ROV Tiburon
Baby Bare Seamount	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.7100	-127.7870	2600	1995 submersible Alvin
EPR, 14 N seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	14.1500	-104.3667	2600	NotProvided
SWIR, D20	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-53.0200	22.1880	4170	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
GEISEIR site 38, segment O4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-48.0048	98.8232	2800	2009 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 8	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.5333	69.0000	3500	2001 plume only
SEIR-WXC22	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	132.1000	2950	2015 plume only
EPR, 37 48'S Axial Dome	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-37.8000	-110.9167	2200	2001 towed video and TV-grab
GEISEIR site 10, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.4770	82.7100	2500	1996 plume only; 2010 plume only
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 50'E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	3.6916	63.8333	3500	2009 plume only; 2012 plume and deposits
MESO Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-23.3927	69.2422	2850	1993 TV grab and water column measurements
Lilliput	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-9.5500	-13.1800	1500	2005 ROV Quest
EPR, 17 44'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7330	-113.2660	2622	1998 submersible Alvin; 1993 plume only; not explored by Nautile in 1993 or Shinkai 6500 in 1994
Tiancheng	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.9670	63.5500	3600	2014 HOV Jiaolong; 1997 plume only; 2009 DY115-20 Leg 7 plume and deposits;
Nereus Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	23.1670	37.2830	2400	1972 deposits only
MAR, 27 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	27.0000	-44.5000	2900	1993 plume only
Area EX/FX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-21.4000	68.7666	3300	1986 plume and sediments
Ringvent	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.5083	-111.6792	1740	2016 submersible Alvin; 2009 towed camera/CTD/bottles
Guaymas Basin, Southern Trough	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.0148	-111.4109	2000	1982 submersible Alvin; 1980 DeepTow CTD and dredging
San Felipe	active, inferred	other	Coastal Baja California	31.0000	-114.8000	1	1982 or earlier, likely from shore
White Point, Palos Verde, California	active, confirmed	other	Coastal California	33.7000	-118.3167	10	1984 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Capo Miseno, Gulf of Naples	active, confirmed	other	Coastal Italy	40.7833	14.0833	20	1982 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Punta Banda	active, confirmed	other	Coastal Baja California	31.7500	-116.7500	30	1960's commercial abalone divers
Capo Palinuro	active, confirmed	other	Coastal Italy	40.0167	15.2667	30	1990 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Punta Mita, Bahia de Banderas	active, confirmed	other	Coastal Mexico	20.7700	-105.5200	10	1997 photo/video most likely by SCUBA
Vema Fracture Zone	active, inferred	other	N MAR	10.7100	-42.6800	5180	2015 plume only
Bahia Concepcion	active, confirmed	other	Coastal Baja California	26.6667	-111.8333	15	1968 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Ischia Island, Gulf of Naples	active, confirmed	other	Coastal Italy	40.7306	13.9500	10	1954 or earlier, from the beach
Prony Bay	active, confirmed	other		-22.3333	166.8333	50	1979 or earlier, likely SCUBA

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