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
Teotihuacan	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	15.7333	-105.4333	2300	2010 submersible Nautile; 1997 plume only
Brown Bear Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	46.0333	-130.5500	1500	NotProvided
Navidad	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5300	-94.0750	2380	2005 towed video Medea
Rehu-Marka	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.4333	-113.2000	2590	1993 submersible Nautile; 1984 submersible Cyana - Auzende et al. (1996) says that no active black smokers were discovered but Krasnov et al. (1997) says one black smoker observed
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
South Kurchatov	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	40.4670	-29.5500	2900	1992 plume only; 1995 plume only
EPR, 9 50'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	9.8300	-104.2900	2520	1989 Argo I towed video
EPR, 13 N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	12.8333	-103.9500	2630	1982 submersible Cyana; 1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity
Aden New Century Mountains	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Aden Ridge	12.0833	45.6667	800	2000-2001 plume only
SESCA	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	40.7500	-127.5200	3300	1986 sediments and heat-flow measurements
EPR, 17 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.0000	-113.1170	2680	1993 plume only
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3526	-108.5597	2249	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts
GEISEIR site 25, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.3115	92.1335	2700	2009 plume only
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
SWIR, 63.9 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.8510	63.9230	2759	2009 DY115-20 Leg 7 (need reference to confirm activity)
Gakkel Ridge, Site 7	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.9833	55.5000	3800	2001 plume only
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
MAR, 27 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-27.1476	-13.4753	3341	2013 plume only
Evan	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2667	-32.2833	1775	2006 submersible Nautile
EPR, 28.4 S, Segment W4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-28.4170	-112.9640	2350	1998 plume only
EPR, 21 40'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-21.6340	-114.3010	2730	1987-1988 deposits only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 6, 14.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-14.3000	66.1000	3500	2010 plume only
Moytirra	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	45.4833	-27.8500	2900	2011 ROV Holland 1; 2008 plume only MAPRs, ROV Isis buoyant plume, but no visual confirmation
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
near Jade Emperor Mountain, on-axis	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.8666	49.2166	3000	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 36, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.7009	98.0631	2700	2009 plume only
Galapagos Rift, 85 50'W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7500	-85.8333	2600	1988 or earlier submersible observations
Dellwood Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	50.7470	-130.8961	800	1974 or earlier deposits only; 2018 ROV Hercules inactive
Wagner Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	31.0666	-114.0833	120	2007 echosounder and grab samples
Area JX	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-22.9666	69.1833	3500	1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm)

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