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

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

A mysterious "ghost island" formed by an underwater mud volcano appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 only to vanish again ...

NASA discovered a ghost island in the Caspian Sea that emerged in early 2023 but has since vanished again. This island has ...

A peculiar “Ghost” island has reappeared in the Caspian Sea, continuing its centuries-long cycle of sudden emergence and ...

Three images of the "ghost island" that appeared off the coast of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, dated from November 2022 (left), February 2023 (center) and December 2024 (right). | Credit ...

But the reality is land is always changing — perhaps nowhere more so than at the Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, some 15 miles (25 km) off the coast of Azerbaijan in the Caspian .

Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.

A mysterious island emerged and then vanished from the surface of the Caspian Sea within less than two years. Experts ...

In 2023 an island appeared in the Caspian Sea, about 25 km off Azerbaijan's east coast, and disappeared a year later. NASA ...

A strange island surfaced suddenly in the Caspian Sea in early 2023, only to disappear again within two years. Known as the "ghost island," this fleeting landmass has baffled scientists, appearing and ...