Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

A new island, courtesy of a volcano, already has birds

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tonga

Perhaps of interest to those who are looking for something really new:
Actually the volcano created land joining two existing islands...
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85806&eocn=image&eoci=moreiotd

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-11/tonga-newly-formed-volcanic-island-first-pictures/6301480

Fascinating article. Thanks for linking!

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Epic!

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Wow!

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