EPR, 27.7 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-27.7000 |
-112.9170 |
2105 |
1998 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-8.2500 |
68.2000 |
3600 |
2010 plume only |
EPR, 15 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-15.0000 |
-112.7700 |
2640 |
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity); 1993 plume only |
CLSC, CL_8 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.0500 |
-176.3333 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
S Oceanographer |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
34.8670 |
-36.4330 |
3460 |
1992 plume only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-23.5750 |
-176.7050 |
985 |
2003 plume and dredge only |
FRSC, Central |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.4917 |
-174.5417 |
2419 |
2004 plume only |
New World Seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tabar-Feni Arc |
-2.8333 |
152.5333 |
1200 |
2000 or earlier (cruise FR04/00 implies that they already suspected hydrothermal activity); 1994 seamount discovered |
GEISEIR site 9, segment K3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.9633 |
82.0600 |
2700 |
2010 plume only |
EPR, 8 53'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
8.9000 |
-104.2000 |
2580 |
1991 plume only |
EPR, 20 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-20.0333 |
-113.6843 |
3000 |
1999 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
EPR, 30.8 S, Segment E2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-30.7500 |
-111.8770 |
2360 |
1998 plume only |
N-ELSC, plume 22 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.4000 |
-176.1580 |
2700 |
2004 plume only |
Split Seamount |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
47.6400 |
-128.9667 |
2350 |
1990 camera tow (need reference to check if activity confirmed) |
W Syoyo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
22.5080 |
142.5330 |
2150 |
2003 plume only |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 64 S segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge |
-64.5000 |
-170.0000 |
2300 |
2009 plume only |
AAR KR1, Mujin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-62.1000 |
158.8000 |
2100 |
2011 plume and biological samples |
Knipovich Ridge, 77 40'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
77.6300 |
7.5800 |
3000 |
2000 plume only |
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.9667 |
139.7333 |
900 |
2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 8 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.5333 |
69.0000 |
3500 |
2001 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.8700 |
-176.2170 |
2230 |
2004 plume only |
SWIR, D20 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-53.0200 |
22.1880 |
4170 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
Mohns Ridge, 72 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mohns Ridge |
72.0390 |
-0.2520 |
2500 |
1987 plume only; 2013 plume only |
SEIR-WXC12 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
136.2500 |
2780 |
2015 plume only |
EPR, 17 53'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.8800 |
-113.3000 |
2610 |
1993 plume only |
EPR, 27.9 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-27.8670 |
-112.9120 |
2180 |
1998 plume only |
Monowai Cone |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-25.8870 |
-177.1880 |
150 |
1998 R/V Sonne SO-135; 2004 plume only |
AMAR |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.3833 |
-33.6500 |
2600 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
Solwara 16 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.4380 |
149.9670 |
2163 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Galapagos Rift, 94.7 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.6000 |
-94.7750 |
2690 |
2005 plume only |