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To: ETL

There was a FR thread awhile back (with pics) of a island of pumice in the Pacific Ocean.


39 posted on 11/29/2018 7:01:05 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: Deaf Smith
There was a FR thread awhile back (with pics) of a island of pumice in the Pacific Ocean.

Thanks. Found this just now...

Huge Pumice ‘Island’ Floats in Pacific

By Megan Gannon, Live Science Contributor
August 10, 2012

An “island” of floating pumice rocks bigger in area than Israel has been spotted in the South Pacific, New Zealand’s Royal Navy said.

Officers on a Royal New Zealand Air Force ship saw the rock raft southwest of Raoul Island yesterday (Aug. 9). It measures an astounding 300 miles (482 kilometers) in length and more than 30 miles (48 km) in width, the Navy said.”

https://www.livescience.com/22268-huge-pumice-island-floats-in-pacific.html

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50 posted on 11/30/2018 7:43:39 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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