New island rises from the Pacific

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2006-11-13 05:10am

Mariners report new island in South Pacific

POSTED: 10:14 a.m. EST, November 9, 2006

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A new volcanic island has risen from the South Pacific near Tonga, according to reports from two vessels that passed the area.

The crew of the Maiken, a yacht that left the northern Tongan islands group of Vava'u in August, reported on their Web log on August 12 that they saw streaks of light, porous pumice stone floating in the water -- then "sailed into a vast, many-miles-wide belt of densely packed pumice."

They posted photos of huge "pumice rafts" that they encountered after passing Tonga's Late island while sailing toward Fiji.

"We were so fascinated and busy taking pictures that we plowed a couple of hundred meters into this surreal floating stone field before we realized that we had to turn back," wrote a crewman identified only as Haken.

The next day they spotted an active volcanic island, Haken wrote.

He said they could see the volcanic island clearly. "One mile in diameter and with four peaks and a central crater smoking with steam and once in a while an outburst high in the sky with lava and ashes. I think we're the first ones out here," he reported.

There was no official confirmation of a new island, either from Tonga's Ministry of Lands or the Tonga Defense Service.

Separately, fishing boat captain Siaosi Fenukitau reported seeing the volcanic island, the Matangitonga news Web site reported.

Richard Wunderman, editor of the Washington-based Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, said "a large pumice raft presumably from Tonga has been sweeping across Fiji, and we are trying to learn about its origins."

A previous eruption in the area generated a small island and similar fields of floating pumice, he said.

Pumice rafts drifted to Fiji in 1979 and 1984 from eruptions around Tonga, and some were reportedly 30 kilometers (19 miles) wide, the Matangitonga reported.

Azazal · Post by **Azazal** » 2006-11-13 10:13am

Just to get it out for the way.

I for one welcome the rebirth of our old one overlord

KrauserKrauser · Post by **KrauserKrauser** » 2006-11-13 10:23am

It's Atlantis coming back to the surface.

Behold our Atlantean Overlords!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2006-11-13 11:59am

Atlantean ICBMs streaking off everywhere will be next.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-11-13 01:23pm

KrauserKrauser wrote:It's Atlantis coming back to the surface.

Behold our Atlantean Overlords!

Uh... maybe Lemuria? Its the wrong ocean for Atlantis.

KrauserKrauser · Post by **KrauserKrauser** » 2006-11-13 01:32pm

Atlantis is infinite!

The borders of the Atlantean Empire span the globe, who are you to question in which of it's vast tracts of open ocean it deems worthy of surfacing in?

Lemuria? Bah, an insult.

Atlantis Prevails!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2006-11-13 01:37pm

I believe only one thing needs to be said about this.

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2006-11-13 01:43pm

So when does Laputa descend from the clouds to do battle with Atlantis and determine the fate of the ancient civilisations and the world?

Post by **Kuja** » 2006-11-13 02:43pm

General Zod wrote:I believe only one thing needs to be said about this.

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

Beat me to it. That is definately R'lyeh on its way up.

Post by **Coyote** » 2006-11-13 02:54pm

I was thinking we should name it "Gondwanaland II".

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2006-11-13 03:38pm

Who gets to claim it?

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2006-11-13 06:45pm

Quick, let's claim it for SDN!

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-11-13 06:51pm

Oh, just hurry up and open the door so Cthulhu can eat your mates already! Bloody Tongans, ruining it for everyone.

Eframepilot · Post by **Eframepilot** » 2006-11-13 07:30pm

CaptainChewbacca wrote: Uh... maybe Lemuria? Its the wrong ocean for Atlantis.

Maybe it sank all the way through and out the other side?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2006-11-13 07:52pm

Sharp-kun wrote:Who gets to claim it?

The elder gods of course.

LaserRifleofDoom · Post by **LaserRifleofDoom** » 2006-11-13 09:38pm

them devils an' what they brung - an' when they
git ready ... I say, when they git... ever hear tell of a shoggoth?

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2006-11-14 12:14am

So how long before they have 'Survivor' hosted there?

Falkenhorst · Post by **Falkenhorst** » 2006-11-14 12:30am

Maybe Kilik has something to do with it.

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2006-11-14 12:56am

Atlantis? This is quite obviously Leshp.

Flagg · Post by **Flagg** » 2006-11-14 02:23am

Atlantis? Lemuria? Leshp?! It's Mu, you fools!

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2006-11-14 10:11am

KrauserKrauser wrote:Atlantis is infinite!

The borders of the Atlantean Empire span the globe, who are you to question in which of it's vast tracts of open ocean it deems worthy of surfacing in?

Lemuria? Bah, an insult.

Atlantis Prevails!

Actually, the Atlantean civilization was pretty much a shadow of the Hyperborean civilization that preceded it. As for Lemuria, considering that it held the Plateau of Leng, quite possibly led to Unknown Kadath, had a decent amount of Deity-level creatures living on it, and scared the crap out of the Hyperboreans...yeah, Atlantis doesn't really stand a chance.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2006-11-14 01:08pm

I doubt its R'Leyh, but I wouoldn't be suprised if an obelisk of cycloptean design was found on it. With the Island soon after receeding to the depths...

...scratching at the door...

THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW!!

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-11-14 01:15pm

Listen, if you're killed by a blasphemous minion of unknowable forces unwittingly unleashed on our sheltered world, you have to make sure to write legibily right up till the very moment of death, complete with punctuation.

Man, Lovecraft would have been so happy once portable audio recorders were developed.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2006-11-14 01:21pm

Stark wrote:Listen, if you're killed by a blasphemous minion of unknowable forces unwittingly unleashed on our sheltered world, you have to make sure to write legibily right up till the very moment of death, complete with punctuation.

Man, Lovecraft would have been so happy once portable audio recorders were developed.

Yeah, that aways made me larf. its like the next lines should be, ' Damn, window is stuck. Its in the room, COMMING AT ME!!!! ARRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!! ITS EATING MY GUTS!!!'

and so fourth.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-11-14 01:25pm

Or halfway down the page he starts up again 'ahhhk... hekkkk... phew, that was rough... need... medical attention... crawling towards phone... vision, blurring... must write stream of consciousness with broken, bloodied fingers...' etc. Ah, the 20's.