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A Brand-New Island Is Rising Right Out of the Ocean!

Saturday 11 July 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
A Brand-New Island Is Rising Right Out of the Ocean!

Photo: Wolfgang Hasselmann / Unsplash

Satellites in space are watching an active underwater volcano shoot steam and giant rafts of floating pumice [light volcanic rock] into the sea. This amazing eruption is happening near Papua New Guinea, and it is pushing melted rock so close to the surface that a whole new island might be born. Imagine being the very first person to step onto land that didn't even exist last week!
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