This document lists abbreviations for mid-ocean ridges and back-arc basins along with their associated vent fields or areas of volcanic activity. It includes ridges in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as back-arc basins located near Japan, the Mariana Islands, Fiji, and elsewhere. For each ridge or basin, common abbreviations are provided along with any abbreviations used for prominent vent fields located along them.
This document lists abbreviations for mid-ocean ridges and back-arc basins along with their associated vent fields or areas of volcanic activity. It includes ridges in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as back-arc basins located near Japan, the Mariana Islands, Fiji, and elsewhere. For each ridge or basin, common abbreviations are provided along with any abbreviations used for prominent vent fields located along them.
This document lists abbreviations for mid-ocean ridges and back-arc basins along with their associated vent fields or areas of volcanic activity. It includes ridges in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as back-arc basins located near Japan, the Mariana Islands, Fiji, and elsewhere. For each ridge or basin, common abbreviations are provided along with any abbreviations used for prominent vent fields located along them.
This document lists abbreviations for mid-ocean ridges and back-arc basins along with their associated vent fields or areas of volcanic activity. It includes ridges in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as back-arc basins located near Japan, the Mariana Islands, Fiji, and elsewhere. For each ridge or basin, common abbreviations are provided along with any abbreviations used for prominent vent fields located along them.
Abbreviations, ridges, back-arc basins and vent fields
Abbreviation Ridge, Back-Arc Basin Abbreviation Field
Azores Azores Plateau CIR Central Indian Ridge EVF Edmond Vent Field KVF Kairi Vent Field EPR East Pacific Rise 21°N-23°S Explorer Southern Explorer Ridge MM Magic Mountain Galapagos Galapagos Ridge Galapagos Spreading Center Guaymas Gulf of California Guaymas Basin Gorda Gorda Ridge Izu Izu Ogasawara Arc KS Kaikata Seamount MK Myojin Knoll NS Nikko Seamount SS Suijo Seamount JFR Juan de Fuca Ridge AV-AVF Axial Volcano, Ashes Vent Field AV-CASM Axial Volcano, CASM Vent Field CAS CoAxial Segment ES Endeavour Segment MV Middle Valley S-JFR Southern Juan de Fuca Ridge (Cleft Segment) Kagoshima Japan KB Kagoshima Bay Kermadec Kermadec Arc BS Brothers Seamount RIIIS Rumble III Seamount RVS Rumble V Seamount Lau Lau Back-Arc Basin VF Valu Fa Ridge HH Hine Hina MAR Mid-Atlantic Ridge A1 Ashadze-1 BS Broken Spur LC Lost City LO Logatschev LS Lucky Strike MG Menez Gwen MS Mount Saldanha RB Rainbow SP Snake Pit TAG TAG Mariana Mariana Back-Arc-Basin Manus Manus Back-Arc Basin NFiji North Fiji Back-Arc Basin WL White Lady MV Mussel Valley Okinawa A Okinawa Arc NET North Eastern Taiwan Okinawa T Okinawa Trough HK Hatoma Knoll IR Iheya Ridge MEK Minami-Ensei Knoll PAR Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 31°S-38°S Tabar-Feni Tabar-Feni Volcanic Fore-Arc ES Edison Seamount Vailulu Intra-plate Seamounts VS Vailulu’u Seamount