NE Anatahan submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
16.3750 |
145.7250 |
460 |
2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only |
SWIR, D54 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.4370 |
13.3120 |
4029 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
GEISEIR site 18, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.7133 |
87.4375 |
2500 |
2010 plume only |
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 |
SEIR-WXC25 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
131.9000 |
3050 |
2015 plume only |
Kana Keoki seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Solomons Arc |
-8.7500 |
157.0300 |
650 |
1993 observations did not confirm activity |
Knipovich Ridge, 76 48'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
76.7833 |
8.0000 |
3500 |
1996 temperature anomaly and towed video did not confirm activity |
Gorda Ridge, EP96B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
42.5500 |
-126.8333 |
3400 |
1984 deposits only; 1996 plume only |
Carlsberg Ridge, CR2003 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
6.0500 |
60.9500 |
3500 |
2003 plume only; 2007 plume only |
MAR, 8 10'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-8.1670 |
-13.4670 |
2000 |
2001 plume only |
MAR, 25 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-25.3350 |
-13.6305 |
2570 |
2013 plume only |
South Sarigan Seamount |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
16.5800 |
145.7800 |
240 |
2013 ROV HyperDolphin (did not confirm activity) |
Solwara 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6660 |
148.7640 |
1039 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Kuiwai |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-33.1560 |
-179.9560 |
630 |
2002 plume only |
VFR, plume 4 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.3400 |
-176.6590 |
1700 |
2004 plume only |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
30.3303 |
129.0827 |
521 |
1992 dredge only |
Rumble II West |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-35.3600 |
178.5170 |
1500 |
1996 dredging only; 1999 plume only |
GEISEIR site 32, segment O2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.1196 |
96.8947 |
2600 |
2009 plume only |
FRSC, 14b, 16.11 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.1150 |
-174.5680 |
2250 |
2008 plume only |
Sumisu Rift |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Izu-Bonin back-arc |
31.1000 |
139.8917 |
1600 |
1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only |
GEISEIR site 6, segment K2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.6600 |
81.6617 |
2600 |
2007 plume only; 2010 plume only |
Carlsberg Ridge, 63 40'E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Carlsberg Ridge |
3.7000 |
63.6666 |
3500 |
2007 plume only |
C-ELSC, plume 15 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.2700 |
-176.3470 |
2230 |
2004 plume only |
GEISEIR site 7, segment K3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.8020 |
81.8380 |
2540 |
1996 plume only; 2010 plume only |
MTJ, T08C05 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.5134 |
-174.7407 |
2100 |
2008 plume only |
W Syoyo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
22.5080 |
142.5330 |
2150 |
2003 plume only |
Rainbow Bay |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-14.0300 |
-14.3400 |
2900 |
2009 towed video did not confirm activity |
FRSC, South Central |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.6667 |
-174.5167 |
1820 |
2004 plume only; 2006 plume and chimney samples; 2009 camera tow and sampling (activity not confirmed) |
Bai Causeway |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-37.9000 |
48.8000 |
3000 |
2014 leg 2 or 3 of the 30th Chinese Cruise |
EPR, 1 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-0.8000 |
-102.4600 |
2800 |
2005 plume only |