Since 2022, the underwater volcano of Home Reef has repeatedly emerged, adding hectares of land to the Tonga archipelago. Successive eruptions have allowed the island to reach an area of ...

Home Reef is part of a chain of around 80 submarine volcanoes that form the Tonga-Kermadec Arc – also home to the Taupo supervolcano – which just so happens to be one of the world’s most active.

Since 2022, the underwater volcano of Home Reef has repeatedly emerged, adding hectares of land to the Tonga archipelago. Successive eruptions have allowed the island to reach an area of 12.2 hectares ...