What is the youngest new natural landmass that can be visited?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 19 Jul, 2023
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That can be visited is a bit ambiguous but most recent seems to be Tongan volcano forms new island from less than two years ago (16 January 2015, 18:05 AEDT):
A volcanic eruption in Tonga which has disrupted air travel has now
formed a new island.Tongan volcano forms new island (Credit: ABC)
The Hunga Ha’apai volcano has been sending an ash plume as high as
thirty thousand feet into the air, forcing planes to be diverted from
the area.Scientists from New Zealand’s GNS Science are in Tonga assisting local
authorities observing the event..Brad Scott, a GNS vulcanologist, says it’s a remarkable opportunity to
observe a volcanic eruption at first hand.
Made by nature and can be visited, declared an island in 2003 Noorderhaaks is just off the coast of the Netherlands, near Den Helder and Texel.
There is no regular transport to the island but if you can find a ‘private’ boat you can get there.
While the island is not as young as some in the other answers, it is still growing and you can be sure to be able to walk on the newest bits (which are beach.)
Noorderhaaks to the left, NASA – Screenshot from NASA World Wind, a public domain photo.
Volcano has raised new island far south of Japan
It is just off the coast of Nishinoshima, a small, uninhabited island
in the Ogasawara chain, which is also known as the Bonin Islands.
Here is also an Youtube video
Niijima continues to grow and has now merged with the original Nishino-shima. The Niijima portion of the island is now the largest part.
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As of yesterday (september, 24th, 2013) an island was created by an earthquake in Pakistan. The article contains photos of the landmass.
The island has been named Zalzala Jazeera, and now has a Wikipedia article.
It certainly qualifies as the youngest natural landmass that has been visited.
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This isn’t the “youngest”, but in the years 1963 – 1967 a new island called “Surtsey” surfaced by the coast of Iceland, following a volcanic eruption.
It is however prohibited to visit Surtsey (unless you have a special research-guy permit).
- It is prohibited to visit Surtsey without a permit from the Surtsey Research Society, which manages all scientific research conducted on the island. The Environment and Food Agency has authorized the Society to supervise all activity on Surtsey.
Source: The Preservation of Surtsey
It is, however, possible to get pretty close to Surtsey, by boat. These guys offer a round trip: Viking Tours.
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Kīlauea on the Big Island of Hawaii is active and has current lava flows adding area to the island. It’s not safe to walk on really recent lava flows, and it’s a bit difficult to the current flows. The New Kaimu Beach is on new land from around 20 years ago, and is easily accessible.
The one that I would like to travel to is the Mount St. Helens
This new landmass did not replace a sea zone but another landmass. The most spectacular is how life conquered the devastation only twenty years after the eruption.
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