Ichinisan
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Wouldn't that be Hawaii with it's numerous volcanoes?Besides, wait a few million years and the Japanese volcanoes will have built lots more land.
Winner.. Not sure if all of the population will fit though. :hmm:
If the documentaries I've watched are correct, Hawaii doesn't really get to "grow". It's not on the edge of any plate. The volcanic activity is created by a slowly-moving "hot spot" under the crust. They say Yellowstone is caused by the same phenomenon.
Anyway, if the hot spot explanation is true, Hawaii's western islands sink into the sea as new islands rise and form to the east. Looking under the ocean to the west of Hawaii, there is a trail of progressively-lower bumps that used to be above the ocean.
So, in summary, Hawaii doesn't really grow significantly (at least, in a geological time scale of thousands of years).