New 'baby' island appears in Pacific Ocean after volcano eruption - New York Post

A new “baby” island has been spotted in the middle of the ocean hours after an underwater volcano erupted not far from Australia.

Earlier this month, the underwater Home Reef volcano – found in the Central Tonga Islands – erupted and within hours, the Earth’s newest land mass had formed.

The eruption has been ongoing from September 10 until at least last Friday, September 23, when Tonga Geological Services confirmed on Facebook that it “poses low risks to the Aviation Community and the residents of (nearby island groups) Vava’u and Ha’apai”.