The newest island in the world

Off the coast of Guatemala, they have discovered an underwater volcano at a depth of 2,400 m. It covers an area of ​​about 14 square km and is about 1,600 m high. The discovery was made during the Smith Ocean Institute expedition.

Underwater volcanoes and seamounts are critical biodiversity hotspots as they provide surfaces for corals, sponges and a large number of deep-sea animals to live, but undersea volcanoes can also create new islands, this is what is happening. Right now the coasts of Japan You are going to see what is considered the newest island in the world.

The images were published by the Japanese coast guard on Monday, November 27, it is the underwater volcano or well not so underwater Jima close to the Japanese island of Niijima, be careful not to confuse it with the island of Iwo Jima which is much further east in the Pacific the island sadly famous for the terrible battle that took place there during World War II.

This new island that is in the news now is south of the main islands of Japan, in October its activity gave rise to a new islet that has been growing as volcanic material accumulated, although it may not last long since the island It is composed of loose lava and ash, so the erosion of the Pacific waves may end up destroying it. Everything will depend on whether the volcano continues to be active and provide more material or the eruption ends in the coming days.

What will happen in the future, will this new island end up being consolidated and become part of Japanese territory or will it end up disappearing under the waves?

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