Beebe |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
18.5466 |
-81.7182 |
4957 |
2010 AUV Autosub6000 and HyBIS TVG; 2009 plume only |
Von Damm |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
18.3777 |
-81.7972 |
2372 |
2010 AUV Autosub6000 and HyBIS TVG; 2009 plume only |
Semyenov-2 |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
13.5137 |
-44.9630 |
2440 |
2009 TV grab and photo-TV profiling; 2007 deposits only |
ESR, E2 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-56.0917 |
-30.3250 |
2641 |
2009 towed video; 1999 plume only; 2010 ROV Isis |
ESR, E9 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-60.0500 |
-29.9300 |
2402 |
2009 towed video; 1999 plume only; 2010 ROV Isis |
Rainbow Bay |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-14.0300 |
-14.3400 |
2900 |
2009 towed video did not confirm activity |
Zouyu ridge |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-13.2800 |
-14.4100 |
2315 |
2009 towed video |
Solitaire Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-19.5450 |
65.8500 |
2630 |
2009 submersible Shinkai 6500; 2006 plume only |
Dodo Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-18.3470 |
65.3050 |
2730 |
2009 submersible Shinkai 6500; 2006 plume only |
Jaco Scar |
active, confirmed |
arc volcano |
Costa Rica fore arc |
9.1175 |
-84.8397 |
1790 |
2009 submersible Alvin |
West Mata submarine volcano |
active, confirmed |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-15.0950 |
-173.7500 |
1208 |
2009 ROV Jason II; 2008 eruption plume detected |
Niuatahi |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.3790 |
-174.0196 |
1635 |
2009 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only; 2004 dredging (SS11/2004 cruise); 2005 plume only; 2008 commercial ROV (report does not confirm activity) |
Tarama Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0916 |
124.5416 |
1990 |
2009 ROV HyperDolphin |
Walsh |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
17.8333 |
-81.8333 |
4000 |
2009 plume only; 2013 plume only |
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 50'E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
3.6916 |
63.8333 |
3500 |
2009 plume only; 2012 plume and deposits |
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 |
Europa |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
18.3500 |
-81.8500 |
2400 |
2009 plume only, not observed on dive with hybrid ROV Nereus |
CLSC, CL_7 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.1333 |
-176.3667 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 28, segment M6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-44.7237 |
94.6039 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 25, segment M4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.3115 |
92.1335 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
CLSC, CL_8 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.0500 |
-176.3333 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 29, segment M6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-44.9054 |
94.9673 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.6901 |
92.8451 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 60 S segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge |
-60.0000 |
-152.0000 |
2300 |
2009 plume only |
CLSC, northern plumes on CL6 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.1333 |
-176.2833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 30, segment O1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-46.6240 |
96.0594 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 27, segment M5 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-43.9805 |
93.4571 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 64 S segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge |
-64.5000 |
-170.0000 |
2300 |
2009 plume only |
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.8000 |
155.0667 |
3300 |
2009 plume only |
CLSC, plumes on CL1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-17.8667 |
-176.3833 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |