Powerful underwater volcano forms new island off the coast of Japan

An underwater volcano is erupting so forcefully off the coast of Japan that it’s led to the formation of a new island.

The islet lies in the

more than 1,000 km south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, reports local news agency Asahi Shimbun.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site…