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Melting Ice Reveals New Island off Greenland
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Melting Ice Reveals New Island off Greenland

Off the coast of Greenland lies an island resembling a bony claw. Long connected to Greenland’s coast by ice, the island escaped recognition for what it was for nearly a century.

Published Jun 3, 2007

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Akpatok Island
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Akpatok Island

Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243 m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

Published Feb 25, 2002

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New Island Turns One, Continues Growing
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New Island Turns One, Continues Growing

More than a year after emerging from the Pacific Ocean, a new Japanese island continues to grow.

Published Dec 2, 2014

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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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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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All Eyes on Tonga’s Kingdom of Volcanoes
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All Eyes on Tonga’s Kingdom of Volcanoes

An undersea eruption at Lateiki Island in late October 2019 has brought new life to an older island in the Tonga chain.

Published Nov 26, 2019

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

Published Mar 27, 2005

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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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“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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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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