A ‘new’ supervolcano has been discovered below Victoria Harbour – though, fear not, as it last erupted and fell into the ocean 140 million years ago. Photos below by Bobby Yip of Reuters (via National Geographic)…
Hong Kong’s Geotechnical Engineering and Development Department identified the 11-mile (1km) wide caldera late last month…
The Ninepin Group (or Kwo Chau) group of islands form part of the volcano’s remaining hardened lava, much of which is below sea level. A local geologist insisted that the biggest risk to tourists is trying to visit the rocky islands by boat…
Hexagonal rocks formed in rapidly hardening and cooling lava flows…
The same process produces hexagonal lava columns – some with 7 sides, some as few as 3…
Map of the area…
Gov’t video release…