Mud volcanoes often exhibit calderas ... Evans and co-authors complemented earlier onshore data from Azerbaijan with bathymetric and high-resolution seismic data, obtained in collaboration ...

Located at the tip of the Kumani Bank mud volcano on the coast of Azerbaijan, the island is said to be separated from the mainland by about 12.4 miles or 20 kilometers. Before 2023, the island ...

This island has appeared and disappeared several times since 1861. Located near Azerbaijan, it reappears due to a mud volcano. It rarely stays above water for more than two years. (Image ...

A mysterious new island emerged in the Caspian Sea following the eruption of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, located approximately 25 kilometers off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan. Satellite images ...

Azerbaijan is home to more than 300 mud volcanoes, both on land and offshore in the Caspian Sea, NASA's Earth Observatory stated. Heavy rain washed volcanic mud and debris through a village in the ...

The Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deiz, is located around 20 kilometres off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan and as a result of an eruption in 2023, the island formed. Currently ...

Mud volcano eruptions can be hazardous, with the potential to expel large amounts of material—and even flames—over a short period of time. Azerbaijan’s mud volcanoes are linked to the South ...