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
Higa	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	26.5550	126.2233	1485	2015 ROV Kaiko
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
North Knoll, Iheya Ridge	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.7908	126.8966	1100	1995 deep tow survey
Sakai	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.5481	126.9895	1600	1988 submersible Shinkai 2000; 1987 plume only
Izena Cauldron	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.2667	127.0833	1610	1988 submersible Shinkai 2000
Natsushima 84-1 Knoll	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.5750	127.1417	1600	1986 submersible Shinkai 2000
Yoron Hole	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.4916	127.5333	590	2010 ROV Hyperdolphin
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
Okinawa Trough, Site ES2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.8137	128.1028	779	1992 dredge only
Higashi-Ensei	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.4393	128.1724	1220	2016 ROV Kaiko dives 723 and 724
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
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	30.3303	129.0827	521	1992 dredge only
Kodakara-jima	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	29.2166	129.3333	10	1993 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Akuseki-jima	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	29.4610	129.5970	5	1993 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Banda Api	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-4.5250	129.8710	3	1993 SCUBA
Manuk Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-5.5300	130.2920	2
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
Kagoshima Bay	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	31.6583	130.8000	200	1993 towed TV system (Haorimushi site); 2007 ROV Hyper-dolphin (Tagiri site)
Philippine Ridge, West Philippine Basin	inactive	back-arc spreading center	West Philippine Basin	12.0000	131.4170	5800	NotProvided
SEIR-WXC25	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	131.9000	3050	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC22	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	132.1000	2950	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC27	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.4000	134.3000	2760	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	135.3000	3000	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC02	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	137.0000	2620	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC07	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.3000	2420	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
Nishi-Shichito Ridge	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.3667	138.7500	1600	NotProvided
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Parece Vela Basin	16.0000	139.1667	5000	NotProvided

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