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Endeavour segment of the Juan de Fuca ridge [ISS]

An intermediate-spreading ridge with a high density of hydrothermal venting

Introduction

The Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge is a first order intermediate-rate spreading segment lying within 270 nautical miles of the northwest U.S. and southwest Canada. Reasons for choosing it as an ISS included:

  • It is monitored in real-time by a hydroacoustic array.
  • The crustal window is well mapped.
  • Historic data are accessible, including many years’ preexisting data on magmatic and tectonic events, as well as extensive chemical, biological, and geologic time-series.

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