Introduces and prospects remain as an island a few years at least.

The 9th , the new island was able to Nishinoshima near the Ogasawara Islands , Japan Meteorological Agency announced the outlook to remain as an island a few years at least . Observation of the day, to ensure the elevation has reached 30 meters were determined to be " is becoming an island to withstand the erosion of the wave ."
Just say the island that could be near Nishinoshima eruption of 1973 has become smaller as 20% in the past 40 years , Niijima "This is whether the remaining 20 years ahead and 10-year agency Volcanological Division I have pointed out , the " do not know at this time .
In observation of the 4th by the Japan Coast Guard , the area of ​​the island is expanded to the size of about 3.7 times that of the originally discovered and 56,000 square meters. It has been found to also be new lava that have previously been identified in the eastern side of the island to flow out about 300 feet or 100 meters southwest direction , it is solidified is cooled by seawater .
I feel that I want to become a little more big , too you .



　気象庁は９日、小笠原諸島の西之島近くにできた新しい島について、少なくとも数年は島として残るとの見通しを発表した。１日の観測で、標高が約３０メートルに達したことを確認し、「波の浸食に耐えられる島になりつつある」と判断した。
　ただ、１９７３年の噴火で西之島の近くにできた島はこの４０年間で２割ほど小さくなっているといい、同庁火山課は「今回の新島が１０年や２０年先に残るかどうかは、現時点ではわからない」と指摘している。
　海上保安庁による４日の観測では、島の面積は５万６千平方メートルと発見当初の約３・７倍の広さに拡大。それまで島の東側で確認されていた溶岩が南西方向にも１００メートルほど流出し、海水で冷やされ固まっていることも新たにわかった。
　もうちょっと大きくなって欲しい気もしますね。