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
Myojinsho Caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.8833	139.9500	1110	1988 deposits only; 2005 plume only
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.9667	139.7333	900	2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits
Myojin Knoll	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	32.1033	139.8683	1360	1996 submersible Shinkai 2000
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Shinkurose Bank	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.5667	140.1667	200	1992 or earlier submersible Shinkai 2000
White Point, Palos Verde, California	active, confirmed	other	Coastal California	33.7000	-118.3167	10	1984 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
S-OH2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.0670	-37.4830	3250	2000 or earlier plume only
S-OH1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.5330	-36.8500	3000	1996 submersible Nautile did not find active vents; 2000 or earlier plume only
Omuro Hole	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	34.5467	139.4417	200	2012 ROV Hyper-Dolphin
S Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	34.8670	-36.4330	3460	1992 plume only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
S AMAR 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.9670	-34.1830	2240	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
S AMAR 1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.0830	-34.0830	2630	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
Rainbow	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.2300	-33.9020	2320	1997 submersible Nautile
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
Santorini	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.4333	25.4000	400	1960's, likely by SCUBA; 2006 deeper vents HOV Thetis and AUV SeaBED
Kolumbo	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5250	25.4833	500	2006 ROV Hercules
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
Saldanha	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.5667	-33.4333	2300	1998 submersible Nautile
Yali	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6600	27.1300	3	1991 or earlier, from beach
Milos	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	24.5167	200	1987 or earlier, likely by SCUBA; 1992 Minirover ROV deeper sites
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
Kos	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.8500	27.2500	10	1983 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
North FAMOUS	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.9670	-32.9670	2500	1994 plume only
Lucky Strike segment, southern end	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.0500	-32.4200	2600	1994 plume only
Menez Hom	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.1500	-32.4333	1802	2002 ROV Victor 6000
Evan	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2667	-32.2833	1775	2006 submersible Nautile
Lucky Strike	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	37.2933	-32.2733	1740	1993 submersible Alvin; 1992 dredge and plume only
Methana	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	37.6150	23.3360	10	nearshore: since antiquity; offshore: 1997 SCUBA

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