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Nishino-shima has grown more than 11 times in size since eruption started, Japan [1]

Submitted by Galactic Free Press on Wed, 02/25/2015 - 08:31

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.

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