A phenomena of Mother

Nature
The following slides shows a
remarkable occurrence by the by the
mother nature, witnessed and
photographed by a privileged few.
 In November 2006, the yacht 'Maiken' was
traveling in the South Pacific when they came
across a weird sight - It was sand in the
water, and the sand was floating ON TOP of
the waves..
Another photograph of the sand floating in the
water
This is not a beach; Sand floating on the
water.
The trail left by the yacht..through the sand
The trail left by the yacht..through the sand
And then this was spotted... Ash and steam
rising from the ocean...
And, while they were watching...
And, while they were watching......
A brand new island formed...
Another photograph of the Island……
A plume of black ash...
 Tonga volcanic eruption seen by yacht crew on
08 Nov 2006, 18:07
Can you imagine the thrill of being the first &
only people to see a new island being created ,
seemingly from nowhere?

Mother Nature in all her amazing splendor!!!

An awesome sight to behold...
 The Kingdom of Tonga (pronounced /tɒŋə/) in
the south Pacific Ocean is an archipelago of 171
islands, 48 of them inhabited, stretching over a
distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles) in a
north-south line. The islands lie south of Samoa,
about one-third of the way from New Zealand to
Hawaii.
water Volcanic eruption. Almost every year i.e. 2006, 2007,
2009 there is an earthquake . The recent one being on 19th
March 2009.

The 2009 Tonga earthquake was a 7.6 magnitude

earthquake that occurred off the coast of Tonga on March 19,
2009 UTC. It occurred at 18:17:41 UTC and had a depth of
around 34 kilometres (21 mi). A tsunami warning was issued
in the aftermath of the earthquake, although this was later
cancelled. It was followed a short while later by an aftershock
earthquake that had a magnitude of 5.3. Two more
aftershocks followed on March 20 (UTC), with magnitudes of
5.4 and 5.0 Mw, then another magnitude 5.0 aftershock on
March 21, totaling four aftershocks above magnitude 5. The
quake occurred approximately 220 kilometers (140 mi) to the
southeast of Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, and initial
reports suggest that there have been no injuries or significant
damage. The earthquake was felt as far away as New
Zealand's North Island, over 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mi) away
 major undersea volcanic eruption near to Hunga Tonga. As of
yet there has been no confirmation of a direct link between
the volcanic eruption and earthquake, but Ken Hudnut, a
geophysicist for the United States Geological Survey, stated
that "it seems suggestive at this point" Keleti Mafi, the Tongan
government's chief seismologist, has suggested that the
earthquake is likely to have a direct impact on the volcanic
eruption, stating that the "strength of the earthquake could
crack the volcano's (undersea) vent and allow more magma to
be ejected