A Possibly Ninth Island
You will be fascinated to learn that another island is actually currently forming near the Hawaiian Islands as you’re reading this article. Remember we discussed earlier how new land is formed by lava? Well, due to occasional eruptions of liquid magma, another island called Loihi is currently forming in the Pacific Ocean.
Loihi is said to officially become an island when the culmination breaks the sea surface. However, we may not ever live to see the piece of land break off into an official island, as it is bound to happen a few millennia from now. But just imagine what another Hawaiian island could be like.