Japanese Have New Island

Posted by Administrator on 22nd November, 2013

TOKYO - The Coast Guard and the Japanese earthquake experts say the volcanic eruption has led to the very end of the island on the sea south of Tokyo .

As quoted voanews.com . Thursday ( 21/11 ) , and the coast guard notices the Japan Meteorological Agency said , the island is approximately 200 meters in diameter and is located off the coast of Nishinoshima , a small uninhabited island chain in Ogasawara , who is also known as the Bonin Islands .

Archipelago of 30 islands located about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo , and like other regions in Japan , is the " Pacific Ring of Fire '' active earthquake .

Coast guard on Wednesday issued a notice warning of thick black smoke from the eruption was . Thursday TV showed images of thick smoke , rising and boiling water in a crater .

Volcanology expert on the Japanese coast guard , Hiroshi Ito , the FNN news network said it is possible the new island will be eroded . But it can also settle permanently .

The last time the volcano erupted was known in the area in the mid 1970s . Volcanic activity generally occurs under the sea , along the thousands of feet deep in the trench Izu - Ogasawara - Marianas .

Last changed: 25th November, 2013 at 9:39 AM

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