A new island recently appeared in the south Pacific Ocean, but it has no name just yet, according to NPR.
The new land was seen "pok[ing] out" after an underwater volcano erupted earlier in the month. It occurred "near Tonga," NPR noted, "oozing lava and expelling steam and water above the surface."
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