Specialiștii spun că noua insulă este de natură vulcanică și este acoperită cu un mâl de culoare deschisă. Cu toate că insula s-a format în urmă cu trei ani, pe suprafața acesteai crește vegetație, iar specii de păsări trăiesc deja acolo.
Animalele au adus și semințele plantelor care cresc în mâl, notează Mediafax.
Potrivit specialiștilor, insule noi apar frecvent, însă majoritatea dispar după câteva luni. În ultimii 150 de ani, au rămas doar trei insule.
Land Ho! Visiting a Young Island – @NASA
31 JAN 2019. The island in Tonga, has no official name & is referred to by the combined names of its neighbors, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai (HTHH).
IMAGES: Dan Slaybackhttps://t.co/jJKZc2GJd9
Support proposed #InternationalDayOfVolcanoes pic.twitter.com/4reuOnJinA— Jeannie Curtis (@VolcanoJeannie) February 1, 2019
Oamenii de știință vor să afle acum mai multe informații despre modul în care s-a format noua insulă care, deocamdată, nu are un nume. De asemenea, pe noua suprafață de uscat a fost descoperit un cuib de strigă, o pasăre nocturnă de pradă, dar şi sute de cuiburi de Onychoprion fuscatus, pasăre înrudită cu rândunicile de mare.
Cercetătorii au precizat că vor realiza o hartă 3D detaliată a suprafeţei. Anul viitor, o echipă de oameni de știință va reveni pe insulă pentru a continua studiile.
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