Mapping the Formation of an Underwater Volcano (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

Mapping the Formation of an Underwater Volcano (1 of 2)

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This image was taken in 1998 from within the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone in the area of El Hierro Island. The second has been taken now and shows the new volcano and its lava tongue that descends in the path of the old underwater valley.

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