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NASA satellites captured a fleeting 'ghost island' in the Caspian Sea formed by an underwater mud volcano eruption near Azerbaijan in early 2023, which quickly eroded by late 2024, highlighting the dynamic and ephemeral nature of mud volcanoes and underwater volcanic activity.
A temporary island appeared above an underwater mud volcano off Azerbaijan's coast in January 2023, formed by an eruption at Kumani Bank, but it nearly vanished by December 2024, illustrating the fleeting nature of such volcanic landforms. The region is known for its numerous mud volcanoes caused by tectonic activity, with similar ephemeral islands forming elsewhere due to volcanic eruptions.