Global point locations of 721 submarine hydrothermal vent fields compiled from the scientific literature. Includes 666 confirmed or inferred active vent fields and 55 inactive fields across all ocean basins.
Source: Beaulieu, S.E. & Szafrański, K.M. (2020). InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields Version 3.4. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.917894
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hydrothermal-vents — use this as the source-layer in MapLibre GL JS.
max_depth_m | float | Maximum depth (m below sea level) |
min_depth_m | float | Minimum depth (m below sea level) |
tectonic_setting | string | mid-ocean ridge / back-arc spreading center / arc volcano / intra-plate volcano / other |
spreading_rate_mm_a | float | Full spreading rate (mm/yr) |