Pumice raft in the Pacific Ocean. The raft of buoyant volcanic rock was produced by the underwater eruption of the nearby Home Reef volcano in early August 2006. Pumice is a volcanic rock that contains trapped bubbles of gas,making it very light. The eruptions continued until the summit of the volcano cleared the surface,forming a new island in waters governed by Tonga,southwest of the Vava'u archipelago. Photographed on 10th August 2006 from the yacht Maiken. Images from the yacht of the new island itself,taken a day later,are at E380/713-716 | |
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