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
EPR, 11 24'N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.4000	-103.7800	2580	1990 submersible Alvin; 1988 submersible Alvin dive #1994 (need reference to confirm activity)
Walsh	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Mid-Cayman Rise	17.8333	-81.8333	4000	2009 plume only; 2013 plume only
SWIR, Plume 2, Segment 16	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-31.0670	58.9670	4200	1997 plume only
EPR, 8 53'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	8.9000	-104.2000	2580	1991 plume only
Jade Emperor Mountain	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.9400	49.2600	1500	2010 video sled, plume survey, and geological sampling all suggest inactive
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.2383	97.1566	2700	2009 plume only
Galapagos Mounds	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.4500	-86.1665	2700	1977 submersible Alvin
Axial Seamount, ASHES	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	45.9333	-130.0140	1540	1984 submersible Alvin
Mount Jourdanne	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.8500	63.9333	2940	1998 submersible Shinkai 6500
Romanche Fracture Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-0.9767	-24.5133	3100	NotProvided
Magic Mountain, 3-km south	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	49.7250	-130.2667	1850	2002 AUV ABE plume only
EPR, 29.5 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-29.5000	-111.7200	2580	1998 plume only
Explorer Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	50.1000	-129.7500	3200	1969, deposits only
EPR, 15 24'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-15.4000	-112.8350	2640	1993 plume only
GEISEIR site 8, segment K3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.8833	81.9816	2800	2010 plume only
Carlsberg Ridge, 1.67 S	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	-1.6768	67.7700	4500	NotProvided
EPR, Ridge 3, 20 40'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-20.3333	-113.6792	3050	1983 Deep Tow camera
Kairei Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-25.3195	70.0400	2460	2000 ROV Kaiko; 1993 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 5, 12.25 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-12.2500	65.7000	4000	2010 plume only
SEIR	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-28.0614	74.1733	5000	NotProvided
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
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
Saguaro Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-31.8500	-112.0333	2330	1999 submersible Alvin; 1998 plume only
South Kurchatov	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	40.4670	-29.5500	2900	1992 plume only; 1995 plume only
MAR, 43 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	43.0000	-29.0000	3400	1986 or earlier plume only
Neptune's Beard	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9100	-44.9000	4100	1984 plume only; 2000 TV survey did not confirm activity
Aden New Century Mountains	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Aden Ridge	12.0833	45.6667	800	2000-2001 plume only
GEISEIR site 20, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.9508	87.8008	2400	2010 plume only
EPR, 17 53'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.8800	-113.3000	2610	1993 plume only
CIR, Segment 3, Hydrothermal Plume Site	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-24.0000	69.6667	2840	1987 plume only; 2005/2006 plume only

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