A pumice raft’s voyage

A huge raft of volcanic rock has been spotted in the Pacific Ocean, and the Manhattan-size mass — made up of an estimated 1 trillion pieces of pumice — appears to be drifting slowly toward Australia.

Papua New Guinea

FIJI

Great Barrier Reef

Coral Sea

Brisbane

AUSTRALIA

Sydney

Canberra

NEW ZEALAND

Fonualei

Approximate location of the pumice raft

Late Island

TONGA

FIJI

Great Barrier Reef

Coral Sea

Brisbane

AUSTRALIA

Sydney

Canberra

NEW ZEALAND

Fonualei

Approximate location of the pumice raft

Late Island

TONGA

Fonualei

Papua New Guinea

Approximate location of the pumice raft

FIJI

Great Barrier Reef

Late Island

Coral Sea

Brisbane

AUSTRALIA

TONGA

Sydney

Canberra

NEW ZEALAND