Scientists on the AKMA3 ocean expedition discovered an exceptional underwater feature consisting of a mud volcano in the middle of a large crater 80 miles south of Norway's Bear Island. The volcano ...

above the water. The largest island formed after an eruption in 1950. It was 2,300 feet (700 meters) wide and 20 feet (6 meters) high. University of Adelaide geologist Mark Tingay called mud volcanoes ...

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island ... water, ammonia, and various hydrocarbons. However, the most subtle of all these eruptive forces is the mud ...

You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] The Kumani Bank mud ... water. This is not the first time Kumani Bank—the volcano whose eruption created the transient island ...

The strongest documented eruption occurred in 1950, generating an island 700 meters wide and 6 meters high. "Mud volcanoes like Kumani Bank are strange and wonderful features that remain largely ...

The mud volcano has eight other recorded eruptions, dating back to May 1861, when the island that formed was just 285 feet (87 meters) wide and 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) above the water. The largest ...