Woodlark Basin, Segment 5B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.2540 |
156.1910 |
3550 |
1986 plume only; 2000 plume only |
Three Sisters, Middle Sister |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.6420 |
-58.9833 |
1040 |
1995 plume only; 1999 still had no visual confirmation |
GEISEIR site 38, segment O4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-48.0048 |
98.8232 |
2800 |
2009 plume only |
Mariana Trough, 16.5 N |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
16.4010 |
144.8700 |
3829 |
2015 plume only |
Komba-ridge |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Banda/Sunda Arc |
-7.9800 |
123.8000 |
1000 |
2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides |
SW Syoyo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
22.3870 |
142.7620 |
1750 |
2003 plume only |
seamount, Tikopia area |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
New Hebrides Arc |
-12.5433 |
167.7883 |
1425 |
1991 submersible Cyana |
Kebrit Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
24.7233 |
36.2767 |
1590 |
1972 deposits only |
Station 58, N160 Axis |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-16.3167 |
173.5500 |
3900 |
1985 plume only; 1991 temperature anomalies but submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity |
S-OH2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
34.0670 |
-37.4830 |
3250 |
2000 or earlier plume only |
Edison Seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tabar-Feni Arc |
-3.3100 |
152.5800 |
1450 |
1994 and 1998 TV grab sampling did not confirm hydrothermal activity |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 8 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-22.8433 |
-176.4317 |
240 |
2003 plume and dredge only |
Daiichi-Amami knoll |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Ryukyu Arc |
28.4500 |
128.7500 |
350 |
2013 multibeam echo sounder on S/V Takuyo and AUV Gondo |
EPR, 28.7 S, Segment W4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-28.7000 |
-112.9880 |
2350 |
1998 plume only |
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 |
Galapagos Rift, 93.7 W |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
2.4970 |
-93.7700 |
2220 |
2005 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, 7.5 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
85.0167 |
7.4500 |
3600 |
2001 plume only |
SWIR, D82 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.2080 |
15.5830 |
4100 |
2000-2001 plume only |
Shaban Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
26.2250 |
35.3500 |
1540 |
1983 deposits only |
GEISEIR site 28, segment M6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-44.7237 |
94.6039 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
EPR, 14 18'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-14.3000 |
-112.6670 |
2630 |
1993 plume only |
GEISEIR site 17, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.6498 |
87.3481 |
2500 |
2010 plume only |
EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
18.2500 |
-106.3000 |
2600 |
1997 plume only |
Area JX |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-22.9666 |
69.1833 |
3500 |
1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm) |
Gorda Ridge, GR-15 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
42.9500 |
-126.5500 |
3365 |
1985 plume only |
CLSC, southern plumes on CL6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.5000 |
-176.3833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
West Fiji Ridge |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-17.0000 |
176.0000 |
3000 |
1995 deep tow |
Chile Rise, Segment N9A |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Chile Rise |
-39.0500 |
-91.5833 |
3450 |
1998 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 14 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.3200 |
-176.3640 |
2100 |
2004 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-8.2500 |
68.2000 |
3600 |
2010 plume only |