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New Island in the Red Sea
January 10, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory

A January 7th satellite image of the Red Sea shows the new volcanic island about 40 miles off the cost of Yemen. The pushpin on the Google Map at right shows the location of the new island. For an image showing steam and ash escaping from the vent visit the Earth Observatory website. If you look closely at the zoomed in map you will see that the island is located in the center of the Red Sea Rift.


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