There is already a Japanese airbase about a mile away from it. The airbase was the first to confirm the new island.
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site of a major Second World War battle) confirmed the emergence of the new island last week after personnel heard a loud explosion that sent sand and ash flying high into the air.
The anno domini (AD) dating system started in 525. The concept of zero did not make it to Europe until the 11th century.