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
GEISEIR site 23, segment M2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.0272	89.2205	2400	2009 plume only
East Mata submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-15.1010	-173.6780	1350	2008 plume only; 2009 plume only
GEISEIR site 12, segment K4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.6600	83.0366	2600	2010 plume only
SWIR, 63.9 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.8510	63.9230	2759	2009 DY115-20 Leg 7 (need reference to confirm activity)
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
GEISEIR site 7, segment K3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.8020	81.8380	2540	1996 plume only; 2010 plume only
Carlsberg Ridge, 1.67 S	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	-1.6768	67.7700	4500	NotProvided
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.0000	147.0000	1800	NotProvided
MAR, 24 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	24.5000	-46.1533	3900	1987 deposits only
MESO Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-23.3927	69.2422	2850	1993 TV grab and water column measurements
Galapagos Rift, 95 W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5000	-95.1667	2600	NotProvided
east of Central Spreading Ridge	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-15.4510	174.6902	3000	NotProvided
Brown Bear Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	46.0333	-130.5500	1500	NotProvided
Pere Lachaise	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.9667	173.9333	2000	1989 submersible Nautile did not find activity; 1991 submersible Shinkai 6500 did not find activity
W Eye of Mordor	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.9707	-91.3900	1600	2005 towed video Medea observed inactive chimneys
MAR, 25 50'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	25.8083	-44.9833	3000	NotProvided
Philippine Ridge, West Philippine Basin	inactive	back-arc spreading center	West Philippine Basin	12.0000	131.4170	5800	NotProvided
EPR 87D1 Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.5333	-103.8600	2090	NotProvided
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.3050	-111.5067	2000	1977 submersible Seacliff (hydrothermal deposits only)
Logatchev-4	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7063	-44.9083	2000	2004 TV sled observed inactive field [ROV QUEST was also on this cruise, but Kuhn et al. (2004) do not report its use at Logatchev-4]
Owen transform fault	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	9.8333	57.9500	4500	NotProvided
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR1	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.5000	177.0000	3000	NotProvided
central Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.4199	150.1681	2500	NotProvided
Squid Forest	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Kolbeinsey Ridge	68.0000	-17.5000	900	1999 ROV Aglantha
Petersburgskoe	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	19.8666	-45.8666	3100	2010 dredging only
Logatchev-5	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7500	-44.9700	3100	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Conical Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.2500	152.6600	1050	1998 TV grab survey determined inactive
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.0745	175.4729	3000	NotProvided
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided

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