A new island has appeared on Earth

A new island arose in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located on the Home Reef seamount in the central islands of Tonga. The Byte writes about it.

One of the underwater volcanoes woke up in this place on September 10, throwing out lava, steam and ash. 11 hours after the volcano began to erupt, a new island appeared above the surface of the water, the report said.

NASA photographed the new earth using satellites.

Researchers from the Geological Survey of Tonga noted that the island is growing rapidly. On September 14, he occupied only 4 thousand square meters. m, but by September 20, its size increased to 24 thousand square meters. m.

The place where the island originated is distinguished by the highest activity of underwater volcanoes in the world.

Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom in the South Pacific with over 170 islands, many of which are uninhabited.