Shaban Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
26.2250 |
35.3500 |
1540 |
1983 deposits only |
Loki's Castle |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mohns Ridge |
73.5500 |
8.1500 |
2400 |
2008 ROV Bathysaurus |
EPR, 14 18'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-14.3000 |
-112.6670 |
2630 |
1993 plume only |
near Jade Emperor Mountain, on-axis |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-37.8666 |
49.2166 |
3000 |
2010 plume only |
EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
18.2500 |
-106.3000 |
2600 |
1997 plume only |
SWIR, Plume 5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-27.9170 |
64.4500 |
4000 |
1997 plume only |
EPR, 7 25'S |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-7.4167 |
-107.8000 |
2750 |
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity); 1998 submersible Alvin |
GEISEIR site 34, segment O3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.4145 |
97.4373 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
AAR KR1, Mujin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-62.1000 |
158.8000 |
2100 |
2011 plume and biological samples |
Gorda Ridge, GR-15 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
42.9500 |
-126.5500 |
3365 |
1985 plume only |
Luso |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
38.9833 |
-29.8833 |
570 |
2018 ROV Luso |
Chile Rise, Segment N9A |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Chile Rise |
-39.0500 |
-91.5833 |
3450 |
1998 plume only |
SEIR-WXC27 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.4000 |
134.3000 |
2760 |
2015 plume only |
Alarcon Rise, Ja Sit |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.3765 |
-108.5315 |
2304 |
2012 ROV Doc Ricketts |
Eyjafjördur |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Kolbeinsey Ridge |
65.8500 |
-18.1333 |
65 |
1997, likely by SCUBA |
Axial Seamount, International District |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
45.9266 |
-129.9795 |
1544 |
1986 submersible Pisces IV |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 5, 12.6 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-12.6000 |
66.1000 |
3800 |
2010 plume only |
AMAR |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.3833 |
-33.6500 |
2600 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
Romanche Fracture Zone |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-0.9767 |
-24.5133 |
3100 |
NotProvided |
High-Rise Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
47.9666 |
-129.0894 |
2200 |
1988 submersible Alvin |
Aegir |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mohns Ridge |
72.3440 |
1.5550 |
2600 |
2015 ROV Ægir 6000; 2013 plume only; 2015 AUV |
EPR, 22 30'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-22.5000 |
-114.3670 |
2600 |
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity) |
MAR, 23 35'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
23.5833 |
-45.0000 |
3500 |
1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity |
EPR, 18 32'S |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-18.5550 |
-113.4160 |
2647 |
1993 submersible Nautile |
Gakkel Ridge, 85 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
85.6500 |
84.8333 |
3900 |
2001 plume only; 2007 towed video did not confirm activity |
Brown Bear Seamount |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
46.0333 |
-130.5500 |
1500 |
NotProvided |
MAR, 28 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-27.7936 |
-13.3730 |
3217 |
2013 plume only |
SEIR |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-28.0614 |
74.1733 |
5000 |
NotProvided |
EPR, 11 07'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
11.1330 |
-103.7800 |
2580 |
1988 submersible Alvin dive #1989 (need reference to confirm activity); 1991 plume only |
Saguaro Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-31.8500 |
-112.0333 |
2330 |
1999 submersible Alvin; 1998 plume only |