Visit the emerging island in Pakistan after the earthquake

The mysterious island that rises off the coast of Pakistan after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the country last week, is now an attractive attraction for tourists and locals.

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Satellite images of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) show that the latest island in the world has a round shape, with many cracks and relatively flat, looks like a " mud cake " . The locals named the island Zalzala Koh .

NASA satellite imagery shows that the newly discovered Zalzala Koh looks like a "mud cake" off Pakistan.(Photo: NASA)

Based on NASA satellite images, experts say the island stretches from 75 to 90 meters and rises above the sea surface by 15-20 meters.

According to estimates by marine geologist Asif Inam of Pakistan National Oceanographic Institute, Zalzala Koh is located on the sea in a position far from Dalbandin province, which suffered the most damage in Pakistan's recent seismic. 233km to the southeast. The water level around the island is only about 15-20 meters.

Bill Barnhart, an expert on the US Geological Survey, which specializes in Pakistani and Iranian earthquakes, added that the island is actually a pile of hard mud, sand and rock, from the sea floor. emerged. The island formation mechanism can take place as follows: methane gas, carbon dioxide and liquids buried under the seabed for a long time, sprayed up when there is high pressure or strong tremors such as earthquakes, causing mud and sand to float to the surface of the water.

Scientists predict that Zalzala Koh will survive for a year on the sea, before sinking.

However, at present, this island has become an attractive attraction for tourists and local residents. They used boats and boats to visit this place despite the cracks in the island emitting toxic and flammable gas. The surface of the island is also covered with corpses of sea creatures, such as dead fish.