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Giant rock 'raft' found floating off New Zealand

Ap
Friday 10 August 2012 22:35 BST
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A mass of small volcanic rocks nearly the size of Belgium has been discovered floating off the coast of New Zealand.

The "raft" of golfball-sized pumice rocks covers an estimated 10,000 square miles and was first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force pilot. Scientists say the air-filled rocks were probably ejected from an underwater volcano.

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