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
N-ELSC, plume 25	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.8900	-176.0640	2680	2004 plume only
W Los Huellos Caldera	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.0000	-90.6000	1600	2005 plume only
Vityaz megamullion	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-5.4000	68.5833	3500	1979 plume and deposits only
GEISEIR site 13, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0125	86.0608	2800	2010 plume only
MAR, 8 10'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-8.1670	-13.4670	2000	2001 plume only
MTJ, V12A-04	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9540	-174.7110	1330	2012 plume only
CLSC, northern plumes on CL6	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.1333	-176.2833	2250	2009 plume only
Mohns Ridge, 72.8 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	72.8060	4.1650	2300	2013 plume only
C-ELSC, unnamed	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.1070	-176.2920	2300	2004 (assume submersible Shinkai 6500); 2004 plume only on previous cruise
EPR, 17 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.0000	-113.1170	2680	1993 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 7	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-17.0000	66.8000	3100	2010 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.5750	-176.7050	985	2003 plume and dredge only
Chile Triple Junction	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.3000	-75.8000	3000	2010 plume only
Gorda Ridge, EP96B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.5500	-126.8333	3400	1984 deposits only; 1996 plume only
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 60 S segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-60.0000	-152.0000	2300	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 35, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.6179	97.8678	2600	2009 plume only
Nereus Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	23.1670	37.2830	2400	1972 deposits only
SEIR-WXC02	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	137.0000	2620	2015 plume only
Knipovich Ridge, 76 48'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Knipovich Ridge	76.7833	8.0000	3500	1996 temperature anomaly and towed video did not confirm activity
C-ELSC, plume 13	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.4150	-176.3720	2100	2004 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano C	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.1800	-175.2000	1050	2004 SS11/2004 cruise did not detect hydrothermal activity
EPR, 21 40'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-21.6340	-114.3010	2730	1987-1988 deposits only
Red Sea Rift, 18 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	17.9667	40.0667	1500	1980 submersible Pisces XI (deposits only)
EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	18.2500	-106.3000	2600	1997 plume only
MAR, 4 02'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-4.0333	-12.2500	4000	2005 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, Site 3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	84.4333	2.1333	4300	2001 plume only
E Los Huellos Caldera	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.9500	-90.5300	1600	2005 plume only; 2005 towed video Medea did not confirm activity
Kuiwai	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.1560	-179.9560	630	2002 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.3000	66.4000	3500	2010 plume only
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	14.4870	144.0940	4120	2015 plume only

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