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Brand new island forms in the Pacific

I hope I can get there before everybody discovers it and it gets crowded with shitty tourists.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...iijima/282478/

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The Earth is geologically dynamic. Mountains and oceans are created and destroyed over millions of years. Almost nothing is permanent on the face of the planet.

In a human lifespan, it's easy to ignore this reality. That is, until a volcano creates a new island.

In late November, a few days before Thanksgiving, an eruption began in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles south of Tokyo in the Ogasawara Islands. Over the last few weeks, an island has formed at the volcanic site. People are calling the new land mass Niijima.

The island has an area of about 14 acres and it continues to grow. NASA's Earth Observatory released new images of it today.

Sometimes, these newly formed islands don't last. They erode away, or the sea floor sinks as the weight of the landmass piles up. But early signs are that Niijima will stick around, at least long enough for us to forget that it once never was.

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/.../890a2e534.png

You might beat the tourists, but you won't beat our military.

Not big enough for me i need atleast 15 acres to roam.

could probably grow a lot of weed there

How ironic that it was reported in The Atlantic.

That's pretty ****ing cool.

very good observation

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Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 10294076)

Dane's new Crib?

It's already been formed. It doesn't need another eruption.

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Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 10294089)

could probably grow a lot of weed there

they will be flying drones over it soon

I'd put a giant tarp over it and paint it to look like the ocean.

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Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 10294099)

I'd put a giant tarp over it and paint it to look like the ocean.

Tarp Island?

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop (Post 10294111)

Tarp Island?

:hmmm:
sort of catchy.