Towards the end of last year, Japan gained a new island.
There are other examples, with one of the best known being Surtsey, which is as old as I am. I saw it earlier in the week as well during a trip to Iceland.
The book 'The Island' by Barry Smith covers some other examples, which have interesting and precarious geographies. Some of these are caused by volcanic activity, others by temporary deposition in bodies of water.
Read a sample of the book here.
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