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
Kemp Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	South Sandwich Arc	-59.7000	-28.3166	1420	2010 ROV Isis; 2009 plume only
Douglas Strait caldera, Thule Island, South Sandwich Islands	active, inferred	arc volcano	South Sandwich Arc	-59.4167	-27.3333	625	2009 plume only; 2008 or earlier high resolution bathymetry only
Kavachi submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-8.9833	157.9667	500	2000 plume only
San Cristobal arc, Target M	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.4000	164.7500	2000	2002 plume and dredge only
San Cristobal arc, Target N	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.5000	164.0000	2000	2002 dredge only
Grover Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.4667	164.2500	600	2002 towed video
Kana Keoki seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-8.7500	157.0300	650	1993 observations did not confirm activity
GEISEIR site 14, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.0716	86.1550	2700	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	135.3000	3000	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 7, segment K3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.8020	81.8380	2540	1996 plume only; 2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 30, segment O1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-46.6240	96.0594	2500	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 5, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2420	81.1580	2860	1996 plume only; 2007 plume only
GEISEIR site 31, segment O1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-46.8956	96.5709	2600	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 16, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.5883	87.2615	2500	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC02	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	137.0000	2620	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 3, segment J4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.7720	79.7530	2800	1996 plume only
GEISEIR site 32, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.1196	96.8947	2600	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 17, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.6498	87.3481	2500	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC07	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.3000	2420	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.0050	87.8808	2400	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 2, segment J4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2520	79.1030	2800	1996 plume and dredge only
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.2383	97.1566	2700	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 4, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2025	81.0625	2800	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 18, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.7133	87.4375	2500	2010 plume only
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
GEISEIR site 23, segment M2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.0272	89.2205	2400	2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 1, segment J2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-39.4400	78.0920	2270	1996 plume only
GEISEIR site 34, segment O3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-47.4145	97.4373	2700	2009 plume only

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