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
S-OH1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.5330	-36.8500	3000	1996 submersible Nautile did not find active vents; 2000 or earlier plume only
North FAMOUS	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.9670	-32.9670	2500	1994 plume only
MAR, 43 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	43.0000	-29.0000	3400	1986 or earlier plume only
Ashadze-1	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9733	-44.8633	4200	2003 TV profiling; 2007 ROV Victor 6000
Luso	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	38.9833	-29.8833	570	2018 ROV Luso
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
Ashadze-4	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9700	-44.8500	4530	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
MAR, 15 50'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	15.8667	-46.6667	3000	NotProvided
Lost City	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	30.1250	-42.1183	800	2000 towed video ARGO-II and submersible Alvin
S-OH2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.0670	-37.4830	3250	2000 or earlier plume only
MAR, 16 46'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.7950	-46.3800	3300	NotProvided
MAR, 11 26'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	11.4482	-43.7035	3835	2009 plume only
MAR, 22 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	22.5000	-45.0050	2800	NotProvided
Evan	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2667	-32.2833	1775	2006 submersible Nautile
Lucky Strike	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2933	-32.2733	1740	1993 submersible Alvin; 1992 dredge and plume only
Saldanha	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.5667	-33.4333	2300	1998 submersible Nautile
MAR, south of 15 20'N fracture zone	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	15.0833	-45.0000	3000	1988 plume only; 1992 submersible Nautile did not observe active vents
Puy des Folles	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	20.5083	-45.6417	2000	1996 submersible Nautile observed only inactive vents
MAR, 11 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	11.0380	-43.6483	4010	1984 plume only; 2009 plume only
MAR, 23 35'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	23.5833	-45.0000	3500	1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity
Lucky Strike segment, southern end	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.0500	-32.4200	2600	1994 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
Krasnov	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.6400	-46.4750	3900	2002 or earlier plume only; 2004 TV grab indicated inactive; 2007 ROV Victor indicated inactive
Menez Gwen	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.8417	-31.5250	865	1994 submersible Nautile
Rainbow	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.2300	-33.9020	2320	1997 submersible Nautile
MAR, 12 48'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.8000	-44.7883	2400	NotProvided
MAR, 24 20'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	24.3500	-46.2000	3200	NotProvided
Zenith-Victory	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	20.1292	-45.6225	2390	2008 (need citation to confirm that the field was discovered by TV-profiling and dredging)
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
Vema Fracture Zone	active, inferred	other	N MAR	10.7100	-42.6800	5180	2015 plume only

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