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Metis Shoal

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Metis Shoal

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Metis Shoal, also known as Lateiki Island, is a volcanic island at the top of a submarine volcano in Tonga, located between the islands of Kao and Late. The current island formed in October 2019, when a smaller island disappeared after 24 years.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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