The four islands between Oahu and the Big Island of Hawaii are the remnants of a large volcanic edifice, referred to as Maui Nui, literally Big Maui. At its height some 1.2 MY ago, it was about 50% larger above sea level than the current Big Island of Hawaii. Following that peak the normal cycle…
Nijima The little Island of Nijima next to Nishinoshima Island on the Nishinoshima Seamount is steadily growing and is now around 400 by 250 meters. Previously the main growth have been away from the island of Nishinoshima so it looked kind of dubious that the islands would merge during this eruption. Now there is though…
If I am counting right this will be the birth of the fourth island in under two years. Two in Jebel Al-Zubair, one in Indonesia (that I for the life of me can’t remember the name of) and now Nishinoshima is in the process of birthing its second island in 40 years. It is also…
Here are the results and answers to the last Friday Riddle. An extra page was created for the answers of Name That Volcano(es) which can be found by clicking the link or you can search for it in the menu under Gems. A hint from me, check the old Riddles frequently, you will notice certain…
Monaco Bank is a submarine volcano located in the Azores Island Arc. The volcano was constructed on regional tectonic trend connecting the active volcanic island of Sao Miguel (5 volcanoes) to the now extinct Santa Maria Island. Like many Azores volcanoes, the volcano is rift-dominated, built on a NW-SE-trending fissure 20 km south of the…
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