The Newest Place on Earth – First Pictures

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Late last year, in the sparkling blue of the South Pacific, a huge volcanic eruption produced the newest island on Earth…

Read Full Article, The Atlantic

First Pictures of Tonga’s Newly Formed Volcanic Island, BBC News
A new island has been formed in the South Pacific after the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga. Images have emerged of the island’s surface, 45km (28 miles) north-west of Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa.

Tongan Volcano Creates New Island, AFP (01-16-2015)
A newly awakened volcano off an uninhabited Tongan island has finally been viewed up close, with volcanologists saying it has created a substantial new island since it began erupting last month…

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