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FUCK YOU FAG
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Tiny Japanese island goes missing off Hokkaido

AFP-JIJI

Nov 3, 2018
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Missing: A tiny island in northern Japan. Or so authorities fear, prompting plans for a survey to determine if the outcrop has been washed away, ever-so-slightly shrinking the country’s territorial waters.

The island, known as Esambe Hanakita Kojima was only officially surveyed and registered by the Japan Coast Guard in 1987, who couldn’t even say exactly how big it was.

Until recently, it rose 1.4-meter (4½ feet) above sea level, and was visible from the very northern tip of Hokkaido.

But now, it has disappeared.

“It is not impossible that tiny islands get weathered by the elements,” a coast guard official said.

The disappearance of the island “may affect Japan’s territorial waters a tiny bit,” she added, but only “if you conduct precision surveys.”

Japan pours resources into protecting its outer islands, particularly the remote Okinotori Island in the Pacific, which secures a significant portion of the nation’s exclusive economic zone.

It is also locked in disputes with neighbors, including China and South Korea, over the sovereignty of several islands in the region.

Prone to earthquakes and severe weather, Japan has found itself not only losing, but sometimes gaining territory thanks to natural disasters and extreme weather.

In 2015, a 300-meter strip of land emerged from the sea and attached itself to the coast of Hokkaido.

Initially, the phenomenon raised fears of mysterious seismic activity, but geologists said it was probably the result of a landslide that pushed the underwater surface up.

And in 2013, a volcanic island appeared around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Tokyo, engulfing an existing island and continuing to grow.

Hot Rod
Revved Up Sat Nov 03 12:25:43

Now I've got that to worry about.

Rugian
Member Sat Nov 03 12:34:13
That's what those fuckers get for Pearl Harbor.

obaminated
Member Sun Nov 04 22:49:45
What a lazy shitpost, Rugian.

Y2A
Member Sun Nov 04 23:48:32
Cold war fought by submerging uninhabited islands of both sides:

http://www...ttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

A Category 5 hurricane wiped an entire Hawaiian island off the map
By Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, CNN

Updated at 2:15 PM ET, Thu October 25, 2018

(CNN) — Hawaii's East Island is no longer on the map.

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FUCK YOU FAG Member	Sat Nov 03 06:51:18 http://www...ing-off-hokkaido/#.W92LEeIxnTc Tiny Japanese island goes missing off Hokkaido AFP-JIJI Nov 3, 2018 Article history PRINT SHARE Missing: A tiny island in northern Japan. Or so authorities fear, prompting plans for a survey to determine if the outcrop has been washed away, ever-so-slightly shrinking the country’s territorial waters. The island, known as Esambe Hanakita Kojima was only officially surveyed and registered by the Japan Coast Guard in 1987, who couldn’t even say exactly how big it was. Until recently, it rose 1.4-meter (4½ feet) above sea level, and was visible from the very northern tip of Hokkaido. But now, it has disappeared. “It is not impossible that tiny islands get weathered by the elements,” a coast guard official said. The disappearance of the island “may affect Japan’s territorial waters a tiny bit,” she added, but only “if you conduct precision surveys.” Japan pours resources into protecting its outer islands, particularly the remote Okinotori Island in the Pacific, which secures a significant portion of the nation’s exclusive economic zone. It is also locked in disputes with neighbors, including China and South Korea, over the sovereignty of several islands in the region. Prone to earthquakes and severe weather, Japan has found itself not only losing, but sometimes gaining territory thanks to natural disasters and extreme weather. In 2015, a 300-meter strip of land emerged from the sea and attached itself to the coast of Hokkaido. Initially, the phenomenon raised fears of mysterious seismic activity, but geologists said it was probably the result of a landslide that pushed the underwater surface up. And in 2013, a volcanic island appeared around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Tokyo, engulfing an existing island and continuing to grow.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 03 12:25:43 Now I've got that to worry about.
Rugian Member	Sat Nov 03 12:34:13 That's what those fuckers get for Pearl Harbor.
obaminated Member	Sun Nov 04 22:49:45 What a lazy shitpost, Rugian.
Y2A Member	Sun Nov 04 23:48:32 Cold war fought by submerging uninhabited islands of both sides: http://www...ttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F A Category 5 hurricane wiped an entire Hawaiian island off the map By Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, CNN Updated at 2:15 PM ET, Thu October 25, 2018 (CNN) — Hawaii's East Island is no longer on the map.
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