Life Colonizes Mysterious Island That Appeared in the Pacific Ocean in 2014

Life Colonizes Mysterious Island That Appeared in the Pacific Ocean in 2014
The three-year-old volcanic island (center) as seen from the SEA drone. Sea Education Association / SEA Semester
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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New vegetation and a mysterious, sticky mud were found on one of the world’s newest islands, located in the Pacific Ocean.

The island is near Tonga in the South Pacific and is unofficially called Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (Hunga Tonga). The island was created via a volcanic eruption in December 2014.

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Jack Phillips
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