Re: [Geology2] Volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean creates a new ISLAND off coast of Japan

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On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Lin Kerns <linkerns@gmail.com> wrote:

 

Volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean creates a new ISLAND off coast of Japan

• The islet is 600ft in diameter and appeared off the south coast of Tokyo
• It is made up of volcanic lava and rocks forced from the ocean bed
  
• Footage showed smoke and ash billowing from the islet on Wednesday
  
• Volcanologists have warned the islet may be eroded by the tide
• Eruptions in the 1970s and 80s caused similar islands to rise before falling

By Victoria Woollaston

PUBLISHED: 21 November 2013 

A powerful volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created a new island off the coast of Japan. 

The new island is 600ft in diameter and appeared next to a small, uninhabited island in the Pacific called Nishinoshima. 

The mass of rock was forced from the sea following an eruption on Wednesday in a region dubbed Ring of Fire – a hub of seismic activity situated 620 miles south of Tokyo.

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