[Rockhounds] New island discovered south of Tokyo after submarine volcano erupts

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

A new island has been discovered near Iwo Jima located around 1,200
kilometers south of Tokyo after a submarine volcano began erupting late
last week, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.

The new island is C-shaped with a diameter of approximately 1 kilometer. It
was discovered after the volcano some 50 km south of Iwo Jima, part of the
Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, started erupting on Friday.

The Meteorological Agency has issued warnings about smoke and large ash
deposits in nearby waters as an active eruption is expected to continue.

The coast guard found the newly formed island when it observed the eruption
from the air on Sunday, according to the weather agency. Pumice created by
the volcanic activity was also found by the coast guard floating across a
60-km area in a northwest direction.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/17/national/new-island-submarine-volcano/