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Volcanic island on the rise
04 DEC. 2023 publication date 5603 Views

The new volcanic island that emerged off the southern coast of the Japanese Iōtō Island, or Iwo Jima, continues to grow.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 27 November 2023, shows how the island has grown following the continuous activity of the underwater volcano that gave birth to the new island. This new island is now being called Niijima, which means 'new island' in Japanese.

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contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023), processed by ESA

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CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence

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