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A newborn island that recently emerged from the Pacific Ocean after an underwater volcanic eruption is now visible from space, images from the European Space Agency reveal. The satellite images show the new landmass sitting around 0.6 mile off the coast off Japan's Iwo Jima island.
Related: Scientists discover ancient, underwater volcano is still active — and covered in up to a million giant eggs Along with the new island, the volcano also produced a sea of floating pumice — an extremely porous type of rock that forms during explosive eruptions. New analysis of this pumice found its chemical composition differed from that of ejecta from other volcanoes in this chain, according to a different translated statement. The pumice likely came from an eruption along the back-arc rift zone — the area behind a volcanic arc, the statement noted.
—Perilous expedition to uninhabited island in South Atlantic confirms existence of world's 8th lava lake
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