Submarine Eruption Bares Volcanic Island In Tonga
November 25, 2006 @ 12:15 PM (EST)
Source: Nature.com
The Pacific Ocean kingdom of Tonga has a new island, but its size seems to be dwindling by the day.
In August, a passing yacht reported seeing floating chunks of pumice near the underwater Home Reef volcano. Then an entire new island emerged (lower left in the image), around 1.5 kilometres across, and complete with four peaks and a central crater. Satellite images have helped monitor the new land as it rises and recedes...
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