An underwater volcano erupted off Japan’s coast three weeks in the past, giving beginning to a brand new island.
The unnamed undersea volcano, situated about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of mainland Japan and a kilometer from Iwo Jima (half a mile) off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, started erupting on October 21.
Yuji Usui, an analyst within the Japan Meteorological Company’s volcanic division, stated that in early November, the island measured roughly 100 metres (328 ft) in diameter and was as excessive as 20 metres (66 ft) above the ocean.
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This aerial photograph exhibits steam billowing from the waters off Iwoto Island, Ogasawara city within the Pacific Ocean, southern Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2023. A brand new island, 100 meters in diameter, shaped by erupted rock, is seen close to the steam, in response to Kyodo Information. (Kyodo Information by way of AP)
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He added that the brand new island had already begun to erode as a result of its ”crumbly” formation.
”We simply should see the event,” he stated. ”However the island could not final very lengthy.”
He stated specialists are nonetheless analyzing the event, together with particulars of the deposits.
The brand new island might survive longer whether it is made from lava or one thing extra sturdy than volcanic rocks akin to pumice.
On this photograph offered by the Japan Maritime Self-Protection Power, steam billows from the waters off Ioto island, Ogasawara city within the Pacific Ocean, southern Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2023. (Japan Maritime Self-Protection Power by way of AP)
Pictures of the eruption present massive plumes of smoke above the tiny island, which is now a part of the Ogasawara Island chain.
Of about 1,500 lively volcanoes on the earth, 111 are in Japan, which sits on the so-called Pacific ”Ring of Hearth,” in response to the Japan Meteorological Company.
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The Related Press contributed to this report.