Metis Shoal

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Metis Shoal is a shoal at the top of a submarine volcano, located between the islands of Kao and Late in Tonga. When the volcano erupted in 1995 a 43 metre high island formed, composed of a solid lava dome above the surface. It had been washed away soon after.

On 7 December 2006 the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flew over Metis Shoal and Home Reef at the request of volcanologists from the Institute of Geological & Nuclear sciences (IGNS) to take photos of these.

[edit] See also

• List of recently born islands

[edit] References

• Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Metis Shoal
• http://www.volcano.com.au