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The Sea Takes Back a Baby Island
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The Sea Takes Back a Baby Island

A tiny island birthed by an earthquake and a mud volcano has faded into the sea.

Published Jul 5, 2019

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Mud Volcano Emerges from the Arabian Sea
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Mud Volcano Emerges from the Arabian Sea

The tiny island shown in this image from January 11, 2011, is a mud volcano, newly emerged from the Arabian Sea.

Published Jan 21, 2011

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Two Sides of Curtis Island
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Two Sides of Curtis Island

Is it a remote paradise, a major industrial complex, or somehow both?

Published Dec 28, 2013

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Cayo Largo del Sur
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Cayo Largo del Sur

Published Dec 28, 2005

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Henrietta Island, Russia
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Henrietta Island, Russia

This natural-color image shows Henrietta Island, with a smooth, dome-capped surface and a rugged coastline, illuminated by low-angled sunlight.

Published May 3, 2009

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Adele Island
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Adele Island

The most interesting geology lies just offshore and below the water line of this Northwest Australian island.

Published Aug 3, 2015

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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

A pair of modest oyster flats turned into two of most important islands in the United States.

Published Mar 20, 2016

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“New” Pacific Island Consumes Its Neighbor
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“New” Pacific Island Consumes Its Neighbor

In the western Pacific Ocean, a new volcanic island that formed in the shadow of Nishino-shima has merged with it. The island has doubled in size as the eruption continues.

Published Apr 4, 2014

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Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two
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Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two

Nishinoshima has grown to twelve times its original size.

Published Nov 29, 2015

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Mona Island
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Mona Island

The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”

Published Feb 28, 2016

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Shelly Island: There and Back Again
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Shelly Island: There and Back Again

A series of storms has redistributed the sand and the so-called "Shelly Island" is no longer an island.

Published Mar 8, 2018

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Pakistan Mud Volcanoes
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Pakistan Mud Volcanoes

This image from February 11, 2010, shows several mud volcanoes that rise from the desert landscape of southern Pakistan, along the coast of the Arabian Sea.

Published Mar 14, 2010

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Maupiti Island
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Maupiti Island

Low-profile fringing islands and coral reefs surround a relatively tall central island.

Published Nov 22, 2009

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Wrangel Island, Russia
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Wrangel Island, Russia

The ghostly white shapes northeast and immediately southwest of Wrangel Island are sea ice. Over the course of the satellite record, Arctic sea ice has advanced and retreated past Wrangel Island many times. From 1979 to 2000, the sea ice edge at the end of summer generally fell somewhere in the vicinity of Wrangel Island, but this is not the first summer when the sea ice edge has retreated well north of the island.

Published Aug 29, 2008

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Published Mar 27, 2005

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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff
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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is likely to persist for years, maybe decades.

Published Dec 11, 2017

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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island
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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

An unnamed isle in Canada’s Nunavut Territory is the leading contender for this island superlative.

Published Feb 22, 2015

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Marion Island, South Africa
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Marion Island, South Africa

Acquired on on May 5, 2009, this true-color image shows Marion Island in the Indian Ocean. Sparsely vegetated, this volcanic island has remnants of snow near its summit.

Published Oct 18, 2009

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Easter Island
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Easter Island

The island once looked very different from how it does today.

Published Apr 16, 2017

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Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska
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Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska

Semisopochnoi is the “Island of the Seven Mountains, ” or more precisely in Russian: “having seven hills.” This uninhabited volcanic island is also an important nesting area for maritime birds of the North Pacific.

Published Dec 29, 2010

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The Island of Malta
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The Island of Malta

Acquired August 12, 2009, this true-color image shows the Mediterranean island of Malta, the largest island in the Republic of Malta archipelago.

Published Dec 13, 2009

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