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User ID: 2944501 United Arab Emirates 09/25/2013 07:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | New island rises in Arabian Sea The quake was so strong that it prompted a new ‘island’ to rise from the sea just off Pakistan’s southern coast. The earthquake caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 meters off Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. A large number of people had gathered near the coast to witness the emergence of the island. “The island popped up soon after the earthquake. Our staff stationed in Gwadar has reported that the island is about one and a half kilometres away from the coastline,” said Dr Asif Inam, the Principal Scientific Officer of the National Institute of Oceanography. It’s the third time in 15 years that such a phenomenon has occurred along the Balochistan coast. Earlier, islands emerged in 1999 and in 2011 at a distance of two kilometres from the Makran coast near the point where the Hingol River drains into the sea. Both islands emerged without an earthquake and collapsed due to strong currents and winds. The same area witnessed an island’s emergence in 1945, following an earthquake. [ link to www.thehindubusinessline.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 35115524 Canada 09/25/2013 07:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New island rises in Arabian Sea Sorry but old news, has posted up here many times previously. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47317868 Spain 09/25/2013 09:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New island rises in Arabian Sea that link doesn't even have a picture of the island. crappy. |