Japans Brand New Island Google Earth, take note. Intense volcanic eruptions near the Japanese Ogasawara archipelago, also known as the Bonin Islands, has caused a new islet to rise from the ocean.[.]The new land mass is 200 meters (660 feet) in diameter and lies on the seismically active Pacific Plate known as the “Ring of Fire,” AP reports. Hiroshi Ito, a volcano expert, said it was unclear whether the island would remain above water, explaining that it could either be eroded away or “remain permanently.”[.]It is not the first new island to appear this year. In September, a similar phenomenon took place off the coast of Pakistan after a violent earthquake - Marisa Montserrat
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:51:45 +0000
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