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

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

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

A mysterious island appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 due to a mud volcano eruption and vanished by the following year, ...

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

NASA scientists have been left baffled by satellite pictures showing a “ghost” island appearing – and then mysteriously ...

Scientists were intrigued after NASA satellites spotted a mysterious “ghost island” that formed and then disappeared just as ...

NASA has released images of a vanishing "ghost island" in the Caspian Sea captured by its satellites. The Kumani Bank mud ...

NASA satellites captured images of a "ghost island" that briefly appeared following a mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea ...

In 1863, a Russian paleontologist and mining engineer made his way through the Eocene strata of the Caucasus to the shores of ...

“A May 1861 event resulted in an island just 87 meters (285 feet) across and 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) above the water. This one ...

Azerbaijan is home to more than 300 mud volcanoes, both on land and offshore in the Caspian Sea, NASA's Earth Observatory ...