Indonesia's Anak Krakatau gains new land after day-long eruption, satellite images show

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano has gained new land following an eruption that lasted more than 24 hours between September 4 and 6, according to satellite analysis cited by the country's Geological Agency.

The eruption sent huge plumes of ash and gas into the sky and disrupted air traffic in the region, including flights at Jakarta's main airport.

The European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite captured the volcanic plume on September 5 as it spread over the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra.

Indonesia's Geological Agency has said it still needs more data, analysis and field verification once conditions allow, and that the appearance of new land does not automatically mean future eruptions will occur from those locations.

Anak Krakatau, whose name means 'Child of Krakatoa', emerged from the sea in 1927 at the site of the catastrophic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. A partial collapse of the volcano in December 2018 triggered a deadly tsunami.