New islands
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New islands are islands which have literally just been created, whether by means of vulcanism, erosion, etc. One of the most famous new volcanic islands is the small island of Surtsey, located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland. It first emerged from the ocean surface only in 1963. In the years since, vegetation has taken root there, monitoring stations have been built, and some farmers have even brought sheep to graze there.
Another noted new island is Anak Krakatau, the so-called "child of Krakatoa", which formed in the flooded caldera of that notorious volcano in Indonesia; which only emerged in 1930. Ample rainforests have grown there, though they are often destroyed by frequent eruptions. A population of many wild animals, including insects, birds, humanborne rats, and even monitor lizards, have also settled there.
