A new volcano has been born in the Indian Ocean.

It has been growing for four years now. A new underwater volcano has been born near the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. He showed up in the spring of 2018. Then the researchers began to carefully study the bottom and how geological processes affect the island. During its short life, the volcano has already ejected more than five cubic kilometers of lava. This is the largest volume in the history of observations, which has transformed the underwater landscape. The volcano will continue to grow for thousands of years. Its activity can become dangerous not only for the island, but for the entire region. Now the diameter of the volcano is five kilometers, the height is about 800 meters.