Magma and lava from volcanic eruption merge with existing island to create new landmass 620miles south of Tokyo

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Magma and lava from a volcanic eruption in the remote Pacific have formed a new island measuring one square mile in size.

Photographs taken of the island of Nishinoshima, since an eruption off its coast in November 20, 2013, reveal the landmass is continuing to increase in size in an extremely rare volcanic phenomenon.

The eruption off the coast of Nishinoshima island - which is located within the Ring of Fire - initially created an islet but the volcanic discharge has now merged with it to form a single landmass.

Pictures of the site taken by the Japanese Coastguard show how the two islands have slowly formed into a single landmass over the past 15 months.

Initially, scientists were unsure how long it would last because volcanic islets of that type tend to be reclaimed by the sea after a short time.

The coastguard said the island is now 52 times bigger than the Tokyo Dome and is expected to continue growing, CNN reported.

Early images also revealed remarkable discoloration of the water, caused by volcanic minerals and white puffs of steam and gases.

Although the area regularly experiences earthquakes and eruptions, they are rarely as powerful as the latest one.

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