The island of Hunga Tonga formed in late 2014 as the result of an underwater volcanic eruption in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was expected to wash away over the course of months, but it has persisted to become the first new island of its kind to sustain itself in more than 50 years.
Islands, Craters, In The News, Volcanoes
Links: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, earthobservatory.nasa.gov
By: jdubble07