A New Island Discovered in the Pacific Ocean

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) although we often associate it with space-related news, the ‘ ‘ in the organization’s nameAviation’ Sometimes we forget that part. The organization actually has a lot of work on earth as well as in space.

In fact, with one of these studies, a newborn island discovered. Let’s take a look at how this island discovered in the Pacific Ocean came to be and the details of the event.

New island discovered in the Pacific Ocean emerged due to volcanic eruptions in Tonga

(The black dots you see in the photo are the island itself.)

A new island was born due to the eruption of the Home Reef volcano in the Tonga Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean. According to NASA, the eruption of lava and ash that began on Sept. 11 hours later this island became visible to the naked eye.

Tonga Geological Services is located approximately above sea level on the island. 10 meters high and 4,000 m² wide states that it is. The width of the island 6 days after the event took place 24,000 m² reached size.

However, according to NASA’s statement, the island it won’t be long. Since a large part of the island is formed from volcanic reactions, the island will soon disappear due to both erosion and environmental factors. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.