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TIHI OCEAN

U ERUPCIJI ROĐEN NOVI OTOK 'Širok je više od jednog, dug dva kilometra, a visok 100 m'

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Objavljeno: 17. siječanj 2015. 15:12
TOPSHOTSThis view taken on January 17, 2015 from a boat at sea shows frigate birds flying on the thermals from the new vent as steam and gas rise from the eruption of a volcano, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the South Pacific nation Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa. The Tongan volcano has created a substantial new island since it began erupting in December, spewing out huge volumes of rock and dense ash that has killed nearby vegetation, officials said on January 16. The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry said the volcano was erupting from two vents, one on the uninhabited island of Hunga Ha'apai and the other underwater about 100 metres offshore. AFP PHOTO / Matangi Tonga / Mary Lyn Fonua
TOPSHOTSThis view taken on January 17, 2015 from a boat at sea shows frigate birds flying on the thermals from the new vent as steam and gas rise from the eruption of a volcano, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the South Pacific nation Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa. The Tongan volcano has created a substantial new island since it began erupting in December, spewing out huge volumes of rock and dense ash that has killed nearby vegetation, officials said on January 16. The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry said the volcano was erupting from two vents, one on the uninhabited island of Hunga Ha'apai and the other underwater about 100 metres offshore. AFP PHOTO / Matangi Tonga / Mary Lyn Fonua
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NUKU'ALOFA - Vulkan u erupciji u polinezijskom arhipelagu Tongi stvorio je novi otok zbog enormnog volumena stijena i pepela koji izbacuje već gotovo mjesec dana, objavile su u petak lokalne vlasti.

Vulkan smješten na oko 65 km sjeverozapadno od glavnog grada Kraljevine Tonga Nuku'alofe probudio se 20. prosinca prvi put u pet godina, objavilo je ministarstvo za prirodne resurse.

Erupcija je krenula iz dva kratera, jednog na nenastanjenu otoku Hunga Ha'apai, a drugom pod morem na oko 100 metara od obale.

Stručnjaci su pregledali zonu brodom i ustanovili da je erupcija promijenila krajolik. "Novi otok širok je više od kilometra, dug dva kilometra a visok stotinjak metara", priopćilo je ministarstvo.

Erupcija je prouzročila veliku štetu na vegetaciji na otocima Hunga Tonga i Hunga Ha'apai.

Tonga je država u istoimenoj polinezijskoj otočnoj skupini u jugozapadnom dijelu Tihog oceana, istočno od Fidžija, a obuhvaća više od 170 otoka ukupne površine 748 četvornih kilometara.

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