Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
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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
SPOT, Hatoma Knoll	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8550	123.8410	1520	1999 submersible Shinkai 2000
Tarama Knoll	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.0916	124.5416	1990	2009 ROV HyperDolphin
Tangyin	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.0667	122.5667	1206	2014 likely by dredging or ROV during the HOBAB3 cruise on R/V Kexue
Kueishan Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	121.9500	30	1999, likely by SCUBA
SPOT, Yonaguni Knoll IV	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8490	122.7000	1385	2000 submersibles Shinkai 2000 and Shinkai 6500
Minami-Ensei Knoll	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.3917	127.6417	740	1988 deep tow TV surveys followed by submersible Shinkai 2000; 1986 dredged Calyptogena shells
Kueishan Island, offshore	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	122.0000	1200	2008 or earlier
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	30.3303	129.0827	521	1992 dredge only
Irabu Knoll	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.2300	124.8800	1850	2000 submersible Shinkai 6500; 1986 seafloor photos did not confirm activity
Okinawa Trough, Site ES2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.8137	128.1028	779	1992 dredge only
Sakai	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.5481	126.9895	1600	1988 submersible Shinkai 2000; 1987 plume only
Yokosuka	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.2638	124.3733	2190	2016 ROV Kaiko; 2014 plume only
Izena Cauldron	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.2667	127.0833	1610	1988 submersible Shinkai 2000
EPR, 37 40'S Axial Dome	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-37.6667	-110.8667	2240	1997 video survey L'Atalante (do not know if activity confirmed); 1995 TV survey did not confirm activity; 2001 towed video and TV-grab definitely confirmed
EPR, 37 48'S Axial Dome	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-37.8000	-110.9167	2200	2001 towed video and TV-grab
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 60 S segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-60.0000	-152.0000	2300	2009 plume only
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 64 S segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	-64.5000	-170.0000	2300	2009 plume only
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Parece Vela Basin	16.0000	139.1667	5000	NotProvided
Kebrit Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	24.7233	36.2767	1590	1972 deposits only
Atlantis II Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	21.3417	38.0750	2200	1965 "confirmed" hot brine and cored seafloor, but see Table 1 in Miller et al. (1966) for historical measurements
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
Shaban Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	26.2250	35.3500	1540	1983 deposits only
Discovery Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	21.2830	38.0500	2100	1965 "confirmed" hot brine and cored seafloor, but see Table 1 in Miller et al. (1966) for historical measurements
Nereus Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	23.1670	37.2830	2400	1972 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)
Reykjanes Ridge, Area A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	62.4500	-25.4330	500	NotProvided
Reykjanes Ridge, Area B	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	59.8167	-29.6833	1000	1992 submersible Mir did not find vents
Steinaholl Vent Field	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Reykjanes Ridge	63.1000	-24.5333	350	1990 plume, echosounding, and towed video; 1993 plume only (included echosounding for more precise location)
Nagahama Bay, Iwo-dake Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	30.7500	130.3330	26	1994 or earlier intertidal; 2008 or earlier SCUBA subtidal
Daisan-Kume Knoll	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	26.3020	126.4125	1370	2015 ROV Kaiko; 2014 ROV Hyper Dolphin 3000 Dive 1761 may have confirmed; 2014 AUV temperature anomaly

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