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A new island has emerged in the Southwest Pacific Ocean after an underwater volcano near Tonga erupted, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.

Just eleven hours after the volcano began to erupt, a new island had emerged above the water's surface, says NASA, which captured images of the nascent island with satellites.

NASA has uncovered a new island that's just a few days old – but already has a tragic story.The US space agency used powerful satellite cameras to s

The Central Tonga Islands welcomed the birth of a new baby -- a baby island, that is. The new baby island emerged in the southwest Pacific Ocean, where underwater volcanoes are plentiful.

The geological office of the Pacific nation of Tonga reported that a volcano north of the country's largest island has erupted eight times in the previous 48 hours and has advised ships to avoid the area.  In the last 10 days, the Home Reef volcano has erupted six times in the last 24 hours, spewing molten lava, steam, and ash at least three kilometres (nearly two miles) into the air.