Just off the coast of Iwo Jima (about 700 miles south of Tokyo), a brand new island has emerged. Setsuya Nakada, a retired professor at the University of Tokyo, explains in an interview with “” that magma leaking from the volcano has been accumulating underwater for some time and solidifying into a rock. There was probably an explosion on October 30, which caused the mass accumulating under the surface to rise above the surface and create .
A new island in Japan. Will it stay permanently?
The history of the island and its existence was also confirmed by Fukashi Maeno, a professor at the research institute at the University of Tokyo, in an interview with “”. He said he noticed phreatomagmatic eruptions (a type of explosive eruption resulting from the interaction of magma with water) about a kilometer from Iwoto. According to him, they created land with a diameter of about 100 meters. The scientist reportedly flew over the site several times in October.
There is a good chance that this will not be a seasonal island. If volcanic activity in this place continues, more lava will soon flow out from under the water, which will cover the area and lead to the island being permanently located in Japan. According to Setsuya Nakada, the chance of this happening is high. Especially since, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), since around October 21, volcanic tremors followed by eruptions have been detected on Iwo Jima every few minutes. On November 1, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force took photos that clearly show the rapid formation of the island, and news of its formation spread around the world.
Source: Gazeta
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