List of recently born islands
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This is a list of submarine volcanoes that later became new volcanic islands between the 20th and the 21st century. Notably only Surtsey and Home Reef are currently islands, and Surtsey is the only one that is expected to survive.
| Name of the island | Land formation year |
|---|---|
| Home Reef | 2006 |
| Metis Shoal | 1995 |
| Kuwae | 1971 |
| Surtsey | 1963 |
| Myōjin-shō | 1952-53 |
| Kavachi | 1939 |
| Banua Wuhu | 1919 |
