An underwater volcanic eruption in the Ogasawara Islands archipelago gave rise to a new Pacific Ocean island in late November 2013.
The new island, named Niijima, was about 500 meters from Nishino-shima at the time, another volcanic island that last erupted and expaned in 1973/74.
Image credit: Japan Coast Guard (December 1, 2013)
The two islands soon merged into one and have grown more than 11 times in size by today.
