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She appears and disappears, and until now no one has wanted anything to do with her. What island is this, and why can’t people who live 20 kilometers away from it see it?
In May 1861, scientists documented an “extra” land mass in the Caspian Sea, at the tip of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, which lies underwater off the coast of Azerbaijan.
But the following year, the “island” disappeared. But not definitively. In the 20th century, it was seen 6 times, according to .
It rarely lasts for more than two years, and is only located at the about 20 km from the coast. NASA documented its appearance in 2023 and almost total disappearance again in 2024.
“A new island suddenly appeared last year, which is amazing,” geophysicist and mud volcano enthusiast Threads Mark Tingay in November 2024. “But what’s even more amazing is that no one seems to have noticed!”
It refers to the absence of images, news or official documentation of any kind of the island’s emergence over the centuries — only satellite images exist. The researcher called the “ghost island” Kumani Island.
“In today’s information age, where everyone is so instantly connected, we also It’s incredible that an island can appear just 20 km off the coast and no one says anything about it! “, yet.
In fact, the volcano where the island is located often releases huge jets of fireso violent that they can be confused with oil platform explosions, points out Science Alert. There have been explosions circulating on social media.
But, about the small island that comes and goes, no one spoke. Until now. On January 10, NASA chose an image of Kumani to be its image of the day.
