Mohns Ridge

The Mohns Ridge is a segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge located to the north of Jan Mayen in the Arctic Ocean.[1] It is bounded to the south by the Jan Mayen fracture zone, and transitions to Knipovich ridge in the north-east.

Map showing the location of the Mohns Ridge and other major geological features of the northernmost Atlantic

In 2008, a black smoker vent field named Loki's Castle was discovered along one of the axial volcanic ridges in the area.[2]

References
  1. "Marine Regions · Mohns Ridge (Ridge)". www.marineregions.org. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. Pedersen, Rolf B.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Thorseth, Ingunn H.; Lilley, Marvin D.; Barriga, Fernando J. A. S.; Baumberger, Tamara; Flesland, Kristin; Fonseca, Rita; Früh-Green, Gretchen L.; Jorgensen, Steffen L. (2010-11-23). "Discovery of a black smoker vent field and vent fauna at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge". Nature Communications. 1 (1): 126. Bibcode:2010NatCo...1..126P. doi:10.1038/ncomms1124. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 3060606. PMID 21119639.

Further reading
  • Dauteuil, O.; Brun, J.-P. (1996-08-01). "Deformation partitioning in a slow spreading ridge undergoing oblique extension: Mohns Ridge, Norwegian Sea". Tectonics. 15 (4): 870–884. doi:10.1029/95TC03682. ISSN 1944-9194.


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