Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
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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
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough_2	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.4110	-111.3879	1800	2015 ROV Hybis
Wagner Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	31.0666	-114.0833	120	2007 echosounder and grab samples
Pescadero Basin, Auka	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.9567	-108.8618	3685	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts; 1990 or earlier plume only
Alarcon Rise/Pescadero intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.6423	-108.3948	2384	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity
Alarcon Rise, Ja Sit	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3765	-108.5315	2304	2012 ROV Doc Ricketts
Alarcon Rise, Meyibo	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3553	-108.5443	2295	2012 ROV Doc Ricketts
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3526	-108.5597	2249	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts
Consag Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	30.6333	-113.9083	140	2007 echosounder and grab samples
Alarcon Rise/Tamayo intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.2336	-108.6168	2358	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.3050	-111.5067	2000	1977 submersible Seacliff (hydrothermal deposits only)
Ringvent	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.5083	-111.6792	1740	2016 submersible Alvin; 2009 towed camera/CTD/bottles
Guaymas Basin, Southern Trough	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.0148	-111.4109	2000	1982 submersible Alvin; 1980 DeepTow CTD and dredging
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
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
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
Kos	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.8500	27.2500	10	1983 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Kolumbo	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5250	25.4833	500	2006 ROV Hercules
Yali	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6600	27.1300	3	1991 or earlier, from beach
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Methana	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	37.6150	23.3360	10	nearshore: since antiquity; offshore: 1997 SCUBA
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Suiyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	28.5750	140.6417	1380	1991 submersible Shinkai 2000
Myojin Knoll	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	32.1033	139.8683	1360	1996 submersible Shinkai 2000
Mokuyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	28.3200	140.5800	1200	1990 submersible Shinkai 2000
Myojinsho Caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.8833	139.9500	1110	1988 deposits only; 2005 plume only
Nishi-Shichito Ridge	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.3667	138.7500	1600	NotProvided
Shinkurose Bank	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.5667	140.1667	200	1992 or earlier submersible Shinkai 2000
Doyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.6833	140.8167	520	1990 submersible Shinkai 2000
Sumisu Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.4667	140.0667	690	1998 submersible Shinkai 2000

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