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In this photo provided by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, steam billows from the waters off Ioto island, Ogasawara town in the Pacific Ocean, southern Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2023.
Steam billows from the waters off Iwoto island, Ogasawara town in the Pacific Ocean, southern Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2023.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/AP

  • An ongoing volcanic eruption has created a tiny island near Iwoto.
  • The new island is about 328 feet (100 meters) in diameter,  according to researchers. 
  • This is a rare phenomenon, but it may not last long, said one expert. 

Japan has a new tiny island thanks to an ongoing eruption from an underwater volcano.

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A huge underwater volcano blast formed a new island off the coast of Japan