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A small island has popped up suddenly off the coast of Japan following the eruption of an undersea volcano.<\/p>\n
Appearing near the Ogasawara island chain, the island is located around 745 miles south of Tokyo and half a mile off the coast of Iwo Jima.<\/p>\n
Scientists warn the island, made from accumulated volcanic ash and rocks, may be washed away soon.<\/p>\n
The newly created land mass has reached a diameter of around 330 feet and a height of about 66 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n
The severity of the eruptions caused a change in the colour of the seawater, and floating pumice stones were noticed surrounding the newly formed island, he said.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Tourists flee Iceland’s Blue Lagoon after earthquakes spark volcano fears<\/strong><\/p>\n This new island’s appearance adds to Japan’s long history of active volcanic activity. With over a hundred active volcanoes, Japan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world.<\/p>\n An analyst in the Japan Meteorological Agency\u2019s volcanic division told the Telegraph the island could soon crumble away into the sea.<\/p>\n Yuji Usui told the newspaper: “We just have to see the development, but the island may not last very long.”<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> During World War II, Iwo Jima saw heavy fighting, and the site of the iconic photograph of the flag-raising on Mount Suribachi in February 1945.<\/p>\n Japan has 111 active volcanoes, with the majority of them located around the Pacific Ring of Fire.<\/p>\n The construction of new islands as a result of undersea volcanoes and seismic activity is not unusual.<\/p>\n A decade-long eruption in Nishinoshima in 2013, for example, resulted in the formation of a new island.<\/p>\n
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