Chile Rise, Segment N9A |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Chile Rise |
-39.0500 |
-91.5833 |
3450 |
1998 plume only |
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 |
Lucky Strike segment, southern end |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
37.0500 |
-32.4200 |
2600 |
1994 plume only |
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 |
Aden New Century Mountains |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Aden Ridge |
12.0833 |
45.6667 |
800 |
2000-2001 plume only |
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 |
MAR, 12 48'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
12.8000 |
-44.7883 |
2400 |
NotProvided |
GEISEIR site 3, segment J4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.7720 |
79.7530 |
2800 |
1996 plume only |
Suakin Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
19.6333 |
38.7333 |
2850 |
1972 deposits only |
Rainbow Bay |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-14.0300 |
-14.3400 |
2900 |
2009 towed video did not confirm activity |
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 |
Logatchev-1 |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.7520 |
-44.9785 |
3050 |
1993-1994 TV grab and towed photo system; 1995 submersible Mir followed by submersible Nautile |
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 |
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.2230 |
86.3892 |
2500 |
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 |