Another Island
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Added To The Solomons
Another island was added to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate in December when a submarine volcano erupted about 20 miles south of Vangunu, a largish island off the southern end of New Georgia.
Captain Howard, of the MV “Ennid”, reported seeing the volcano erupting irregularly on December 11, with scattered columns of steam rising. Greater explosions of steam assumed mushroom shapes.
Captain Moss, of Megapode Airways, reported seeing it from close quarters on December 13.
There was then a crater about 15 feet wide, rimmed with black rocks to a height of about a foot above sea level.
The glow of molten lava could be seen inside the crater and occasionally hot rocks were thrown skywards. Waves break ing over the crater rim were causing eruptions of steam.
The steam was rising for 300 feet and drifting away for three miles before merging with the clouds.