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Below is a list of new islands created since the beginning of the 20th century by volcanism, erosion, glacial retreat, or other mechanisms. One of the most famous new volcanic islands is the small island of Surtsey, located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland. It first emerged from the ocean surface in 1963.
Qeqertaq Avannarleq (Greenlandic for 'the northernmost island') [1] is an unofficial name of what was thought to be a previously uncharted island in the Arctic Ocean, discovered in August 2021. It is off of the northern tip of Greenland , and consists primarily of seabed mud and moraine, an accumulation of unconsolidated debris left behind by ...
The Solomon Islands, a cluster of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific and fittingly bordered by the Coral Sea, hosts the second highest coral diversity on the planet, boasting more than 490 ...
On an island off the coast of China, a winged creature with a “vivid” pattern fluttered about until something caught its attention. The animal flew toward a glowing light — and found itself ...
Experts are analyzing a new set of small mud volcanoes discovered in recent days in the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad that have prompted authorities to prepare evacuation plans. Officials ...
The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Since the islands were settled, it has been the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island and among the most active volcanoes on Earth. The most recent eruption began in December 2024.
National Geographic scientists recently discovered the world's largest coral colony in the ... 105-foot long and 18-foot high colony during an October expedition in the Solomon Islands, an ...
The volcano on McDonald Island, after being dormant for 75,000 years, became active in 1992 and has erupted several times since, the most recently in 2005. [28] Heard Island and the McDonald Islands have no ports or harbours; ships must anchor offshore.