Japan's Newest Island Looks Like Snoopy

South of Japan, a new island is currently in the process of forming a very familiar character. Roughly 177 miles from the Japanese mainland lie the Bonin Islands. There, at this very moment, an active volcano is in the process of rather violently creating a new island. Originating very close to Nishi-no-shima (西之島, Western Island), since last month the new สล็อตฟรี land has steadily grown and is now beginning to overlap with Nishi-no-shima, merging the two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8lkVn4rJE Upon seeing aerial images of the newly linked island, some net users noted a similarity with America’s favorite beagel*.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1490240458","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Twitter user @tekken8810 posted a comparison image, calling it “a complete match,” and once you see it, yeah, it’s kind of hard to unsee. 完全に一致 小笠原の新島、隣の西之島とつながった　上空から確認 – 朝日新聞デジタル (http://t.co/VrLcRhYhoH) http://t.co/SnjvuNNDYY pic.twitter.com/EGFJbOGFyT — てっけん🎃Hayato Ikeya สล็อตฟรี (@tekken8810) December 26, 2013 The internet was quick to agree: “It really does [look like Snoopy.]” “This makes me a little happy.” “I think we should rename it, ‘Snoopy Island.'” “Wow! I’m amazed you found it!” “Now that the islands have joined, let’s call ทดลองเล่นสล็อตฟรี it Peanuts Island.” The volcano is still quite active, so the island probably won’t remain in its cute beagle shape for long. And for God’s sake, don’t visit there yet – even if it’s just to kick a football around. @tekken8810 [twitter] *Yes, I misspelled it on purpose. Go watch A Boy Named Charlie Brown Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. To contact the author of this post, write to cogitoergonihilATgmail.com or find him on Twitter @tnakamura8