Nishinoshima

Nishinoshima is a volcanic island located 940 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan. Starting in November 2013, the volcano began to erupt and continued to do so until August 2015. Over the course of the eruption, the area of the island grew in size from .056 square kilometers to 2.3 square kilometers. This Juxtapose shows the island one year before the eruption began and the same location after seven months of activity.

27.246944°, 140.874444°

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