In the first image from November 2022, the underwater mud volcano is solidly beneath sea level, with no discernable land ...

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a ...

According to The Western Journal, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) instruments on the US Geological Survey's Landsat 8 and ...

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with ...

The Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, a feature located roughly 15 miles off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan, erupted in early 2023, resulting in the phenomenon. Mud volcanoes ...

The phantom landmass had emerged in the Caspian Sea following the 2023 eruption of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, which is located some 15 miles off the East coast of Azerbaijan, SWNS reported.

Powerful eruptions of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, located around 15 miles off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan, have produced similar transient islands many times since its first recorded eruption ...

A rare 'ghost island' appeared and quickly disappeared in the Caspian Sea after the eruption of Kumani Bank mud volcano off Azerbaijan's coast. NASA satellites captured the event, showing the ...

The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery. | Credit: NASA Earth ...