Zalzala Koh

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Zalzala Koh
File:Zalzala Jazeera 2013 Gwadar.jpg
Satellite imagery shows the island in the bay west of Gwadar.
Zalzala Koh is located in Pakistan
Zalzala Jazeera
Zalzala Jazeera
Geography
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Adjacent bodies of water Arabian Sea
Total islands One
Highest elevation 20 m (70 ft)[1]
Country
Pakistan
Balochistan
Additional information
First appeared 24 September 2013

Zalzala Koh (Earthquake Mountain) or Zalzala Jazeera (Earthquake Island) is a small island off the coast of the port city of Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan which appeared on 24 September 2013 following an earthquake. As predicted by many geologists, the island has started to resubmerge, with satellite images indicating the island has sunk 3 m (10 ft) into the sea since its initial appearance.[2]

Formation

Zalzala Koh may be a mud volcano,[3] located in the Arabian Sea offshore of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan. It rose out of the water during a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the same province on 24 September 2013.

Ali Rashid Tabriz, the head of Pakistan’s National Institute of Oceanography, said that the surfacing of the island had been caused by an emission of methane gas on the seabed.

Location

The island is visible from Pakistan's coastline[4] and is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the shore, with a height of 15 to 20 metres (60 to 70 feet), a length of 175.7 m, width of 160.9 m, and a surface of 22 726 sq.m (measured from satellite Pleiades). These figures are still debated, though.[1][5][6][7]

Ecology

While the surface is lifeless, the seas around the island have become a haven for fish and other life forms (including the coral Acibaria delicata), which has boosted the local fishing industry.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Earthquake Births New Island off Pakistan NASA Earth Observatory, 2013-09-26.
  2. ↑ http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/141463-mud-island-in-balochistan-is-sinking.html
  3. ↑ "Pakistan earthquake creates new island, 'mud volcano to blame'", NBC News.
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External links

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