Made an updated version with Voice Over on request.    • The spectacular birth and rise of a n...  

Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in late November 2013. Located in the Ogasawara Islands, part of the Volcano Islands arc, the new islet sits about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Tokyo in waters considered part of Japanese territory.

This movie shows how the island evolved from 2013 until 2021 where 2020 was a year of great volcanic activity and great footage in the movie. All of course with maps, small timelapses and o lot of explainer texts. The lightning footage at the end is most spectacular.

Suggestions on making it better are welcome and I could do more explainer texts in images if that is usefull. Even found some material from 1973 which I could put in which shows the birth of the predecessor island. The island or pre island was first discovered in the early 18th centrury.

Credits go the Japanese Coastguard as almost all the material comes from them.