EPR, 31.4 S, Segment E4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-31.4330 |
-111.9670 |
2350 |
1998 plume only |
GEISEIR site 30, segment O1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-46.6240 |
96.0594 |
2500 |
2009 plume only |
GEISEIR site 19, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.8333 |
87.6266 |
2400 |
2009 GEISEIR 1 and 2010 GEISEIR 2 plume only |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 64 S segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge |
-64.5000 |
-170.0000 |
2300 |
2009 plume only |
Gakkel Ridge, Site 8 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gakkel Ridge |
86.5333 |
69.0000 |
3500 |
2001 plume only |
Central Spreading Ridge, Station 19 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
North Fiji Basin |
-19.0000 |
173.5000 |
3000 |
1991 submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity |
Kuiwai |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-33.1560 |
-179.9560 |
630 |
2002 plume only |
EPR, 16 08'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-16.1300 |
-113.0000 |
2640 |
1993 plume only |
GEISEIR site 2, segment J4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.2520 |
79.1030 |
2800 |
1996 plume and dredge only |
Logatchev-3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.7083 |
-44.9667 |
3100 |
1993-1999 (between these dates) |
EPR, 11 45'N, OSC |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
11.7775 |
-103.8300 |
2580 |
1984 Angus camera (or 1985 Argo video) tow with temperature; 1988 submersible Alvin dive #2004 (need reference to confirm activity) |
Tahi Moana 7 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.3300 |
-174.2500 |
1940 |
2004 plume only; 2008 plume only; 2009 video camera tow (activity not confirmed) |
VFR, plume 12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.7300 |
-176.4530 |
1910 |
2004 plume only |
SWIR, Plume 1, Segment 17 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-31.1830 |
58.5000 |
3600 |
1997 plume only |
near Jade Emperor Mountain, on-axis |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-37.8666 |
49.2166 |
3000 |
2010 plume only |
MAR, 17 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-17.2522 |
-14.2270 |
3280 |
2013 plume only |
CLSC, CL_8 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.0500 |
-176.3333 |
2250 |
2009 plume only |
W Syoyo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
22.5080 |
142.5330 |
2150 |
2003 plume only |
EPR, 17 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.0000 |
-113.1170 |
2680 |
1993 plume only |
Area EX/FX |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-21.4000 |
68.7666 |
3300 |
1986 plume and sediments |
VC7 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea |
36.5608 |
25.5250 |
320 |
2010 ROV Hercules |
N-ELSC, plume 28 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-19.6500 |
-175.9890 |
2550 |
2004 plume only |
EPR, southern 17 N segment |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
16.5800 |
-105.3000 |
2700 |
1997 plume only |
Atlantis II Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
21.3417 |
38.0750 |
2200 |
1965 "confirmed" hot brine and cored seafloor, but see Table 1 in Miller et al. (1966) for historical measurements |
NELSC, T08C12 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.2179 |
-174.1788 |
2000 |
2008 plume only |
Mata Ono |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Lau Basin |
-14.9333 |
-173.7916 |
2600 |
2010 plume only |
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-10.6600 |
66.5000 |
3500 |
2010 plume only |
FRSC, 14b, 16.31 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.3110 |
-174.5550 |
2380 |
2008 plume only |
AAR KR1, Mujin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-62.1000 |
158.8000 |
2100 |
2011 plume and biological samples |
SWIR, 53.2 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-36.1010 |
53.2550 |
2218 |
2008 plume and dredge only |