[SOC] New IOTA to come

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A volcano on the point to give birth to an island near Sicily 
[2002-11-25 20:21]

ROME (Reuters) - The seismic activity is such in the region that a volcano 
submerged for 171 years at about thirty kilometres in the South of Sicily, not 
far from Tunisia, has chances to redo surface in the next weeks, declared to 
Reuters Enzo Boschi, director of the Italian Institute of Geophysics and 
Vulcanology.

The last appearance of the island formed by the summit of the volcano, in July, 
1831, had lead to territorial quarrels between Great Britain, Spain and Sicily, 
which claimed it.

Six months later, the island of a five kilometers circumference had again 
disappeared under streams, terminating the diplomatic debate.

This time, Sicilian divers took their precautions by planting a flag on the 
summit of the volcano, at present immersed in eight meters deep, to consolidate 
the Italian demands as soon as the island will redo surface.