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
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.0745	175.4729	3000	NotProvided
Snail	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.9533	143.6200	2880	2003 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.1150	-174.5680	2250	2008 plume only
VFR, unnamed	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.5150	-176.6500	1970	2004 plume only
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.9667	139.7333	900	2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits
Franklin Seamount	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.9083	151.8300	2366	1990 submersible Mir
Perseverance	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	15.4802	144.5077	3935	2016 ROV SuBastian; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping
Starfish Seamount, Tinakula	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	New Hebrides back-arc	-12.2028	167.6139	1204	2011 commercial ROV; 1989 plume only; 1989 towed camera survey did not confirm activity; 2002 plume and dredge only
C-ELSC, plume 18	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.9500	-176.2390	2230	2004 plume only
Izena Cauldron	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.2667	127.0833	1610	1988 submersible Shinkai 2000
Tahi Moana 2	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.9200	-176.5330	1870	1989 submersible Nautile (need reference to check if activity confirmed); 2004 plume only; 2008 commercial ROV (report does not confirm activity)
Sonne 99	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.9500	173.9167	1980	1995 deep tow video and TV-grab
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.0000	147.0000	1800	NotProvided
FRSC, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
Vienna Woods	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.1667	150.2833	2500	1990 TV-grab (also same year, sampled by submersible Mir); 1985 (or 1986) camera tow vent fauna and inactive chimneys
N-ELSC, plume 25	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.8900	-176.0640	2680	2004 plume only
NE Pual	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6754	151.7272	1875	2006 ROV Jason II
Marsili	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Tyrrhenian Back-Arc Basin, Tyrrhenian Sea	39.2600	14.3780	800	2006 ROV Cherokee; 1989 shimmering water but did not confirm activity
NELSC, T08C12	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.2179	-174.1788	2000	2008 plume only
Deception Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Bransfield Strait	-62.9500	-60.6500	100	1995 or earlier intertidal
FRSC, Central	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.4917	-174.5417	2419	2004 plume only
Hafa Adai	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	16.9570	144.8680	3294	2016 ROV Deep Discoverer; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping
Station 58, N160 Axis	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.3167	173.5500	3900	1985 plume only; 1991 temperature anomalies but submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity
Pika	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.9183	143.6483	2990	2003 submersible Shinkai 6500; 2003 plume only
Tahi Moana 7	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.3300	-174.2500	1940	2004 plume only; 2008 plume only; 2009 video camera tow (activity not confirmed)
Tu'i Malila	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.9876	-176.5678	1870	2005 ROV Jason II; 2004 plume only
Whale Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Taupo Volcanic Zone	-37.8600	176.9800	42	1990 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
FRSC, T12A-01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.7850	-174.5260	500	2012 plume only
Vienna Woods, Hydrothermal Field 4	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.3712	150.0360	2240	1990 TV-grab
N-ELSC, plume 26	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.8200	-176.0420	2600	2004 plume only

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