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
Carlsberg Ridge, CR2003	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	6.0500	60.9500	3500	2003 plume only; 2007 plume only
C-ELSC, plume 15	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.2700	-176.3470	2230	2004 plume only
Chile Triple Junction, 10 km north	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.2000	-75.8333	3000	2010 plume only
Makhahnas	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.5300	144.8833	420	2003 no plume detected
MAR, 33 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-32.9676	-14.4517	2600	2013 plume only
TaiJi	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-13.5900	-14.5200	3180	2011 plume only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
FRSC, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano A	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.8600	-175.5500	700	2004 plume only
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.0050	87.8808	2400	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 11, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.5375	82.8266	2600	2010 plume only
Landing Stage	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.5000	51.0000	2300	2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise
Gakkel Ridge, Site 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	83.8500	-2.0000	3900	2001 plume only
Bataan	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	20.0000	122.0000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
GEISEIR site 22, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.1130	88.0420	2400	1996 plume only; 2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.2383	97.1566	2700	2009 plume only
ELSC3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.1667	-176.3333	2140	2009 plume only
SWIR, D54	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.4370	13.3120	4029	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
EPR, 29.8 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-29.8000	-111.7300	2580	1998 plume only
Mariana Trough, plume 2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	12.7610	143.4730	2950	2003 plume only
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
Galapagos Rift, 94.7 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.6000	-94.7750	2690	2005 plume only
AAR KR2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-60.0000	152.5000	3200	2011 plume only
Alarcon Rise/Pescadero intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.6423	-108.3948	2384	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity
C-ELSC, plume 17	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.9900	-176.2530	2270	2004 plume only
Solwara 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6660	148.7640	1039	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.3000	66.4000	3500	2010 plume only
EPR, 17 42'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-17.7000	-113.2500	2600	1993 plume only

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