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
Lucky Strike segment, southern end	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.0500	-32.4200	2600	1994 plume only
GEISEIR site 32, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.1196	96.8947	2600	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 11, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.5375	82.8266	2600	2010 plume only
EPR, 23 30'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-23.5333	-115.5667	2600	1987 or earlier [need to check Marchig & Gundlach (1987)]; 2005 submersible Alvin
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
MAR, 33 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-32.9676	-14.4517	2600	2013 plume only
GEISEIR site 12, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.6600	83.0366	2600	2010 plume only
EPR, 17 34'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.5667	-113.2333	2600	1994 submersible Shinkai 6500; 1996 Argo II towed video
EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	18.2500	-106.3000	2600	1997 plume only
N-ELSC, plume 26	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-19.8200	-176.0420	2600	2004 plume only
EPR, 26 10'S	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-26.2050	-112.6133	2600	1987 or earlier [need to check Marchig & Gundlach (1987)]; 2005 submersible Alvin did not observe active vents
MAR, 7 57'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-7.9500	-13.4420	2600	2001 plume only
Baby Bare Seamount	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	47.7100	-127.7870	2600	1995 submersible Alvin
Galapagos Rift, 85 50'W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7500	-85.8333	2600	1988 or earlier submersible observations
EPR, 17 42'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7000	-113.2500	2600	1993 plume only
Aegir	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	72.3440	1.5550	2600	2015 ROV Ægir 6000; 2013 plume only; 2015 AUV
GEISEIR site 35, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.6179	97.8678	2600	2009 plume only
Mata Ono	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9333	-173.7916	2600	2010 plume only
EPR, 17 47'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7900	-113.3000	2600	1993 plume only
GEISEIR site 6, segment K2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.6600	81.6617	2600	2007 plume only; 2010 plume only
EPR, 7 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-7.0000	-107.5500	2600	1985/86 or 1989 TV grab
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
EPR, 14 N seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	14.1500	-104.3667	2600	NotProvided
Mata Fa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9833	-173.8000	2600	2010 plume only
EPR, 21 N	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	20.8333	-109.0833	2600	1979 submersible Alvin; 1978 submersible Cyana discovered mineral deposits only
Galapagos Rift, 95 W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5000	-95.1667	2600	NotProvided
EPR, 17 53'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.8800	-113.3000	2610	1993 plume only
Kilo Moana	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.0532	-176.1336	2620	2004 AUV ABE; 2004 plume only on previous cruise
SEIR-WXC02	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	137.0000	2620	2015 plume only
EPR, 17 56'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.9400	-113.3170	2620	1993 plume only

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