Nishinoshima Island, part of Japan's Volcano Islands chain

iss074e0014317 (Dec. 25, 2025) --- Nishinoshima Island, part of Japan's Volcano Islands chain and located about 600 miles south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, is being created and expanded by volcanic activity such as magma mixing and periodic eruptions. The International Space Station was orbiting 261 miles above the Earth at the time of this photograph. Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui