New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan has just got three brand new islands -- thanks to a major earthquake. <\/p>\n
When the shock of the temblor subsided Tuesday, people living in the coastal town of Gwadar were stunned to see a new island in the sea. <\/p>\n
That's not all. Two other islands have come up along the Balochistan coast. <\/p>\n
\"The island near Gwadar is about 600 feet in diameter and has a height of about 30 feet,\" Muhammad Moazzam Khan, technical advisor at WWF - Pakistan, told IANS over telephone. <\/p>\n
He said \"gas was coming out\" of the island, which primarily consists of \"stones and soft mud\". <\/p>\n
The two islands near Ormara town are small. <\/p>\n
Khan said the islands had a diameter of about \"30-40 feet and a height of about 2-3 feet\". <\/p>\n
\"Gas is also coming out,\" he said. <\/p>\n
He said that while some islands which form suddenly \"stay on\", others gradually fade away. <\/p>\n
He explained that the islands were formed following the massive earthquake that rocked Balochistan province Tuesday. <\/p>\n
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