An island is born: Amazing pictures show Red Sea underwater volcanic eruption creating new land

Underwater volcanic activity has pushed an previously unseen island to the surface in a remote part of the Red Sea.

Fishermen witnessed spewing lava fountains reaching up to 90ft tall on December 19 near the group of islands known as the Zubair Group, off the west coast of Yemen.

Days later images released by NASA Earth Observatory show the underwater explosion seems to have created a new island in between the Rugged and Haycock islands.