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The underwater volcano behind the formation is located on the Red Sea Rift, where the African and Arabian tectonic plates are slowly pulling apart,” New Scientist reported.

NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard its Terra and Aqua satellites and NASA’s Advanced Land Imager aboard its Earth Observing One satellite, detected ash plumes.

The Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard NASA’s Aura satellite also recorded elevated levels of sulphur dioxide in the region.

By 23 December, the lava mass had broken the water’s surface and the new island had begun to take shape.

The island is currently around 500m wide and is still growing.

The question now is whether or not it has staying power. It may continue to grow significantly as volcanic activity continues, or the fragile lava mass may be broken up by the action of the sea’s waves.