We Have a New Island off the NC Atlantic Coast

[Mystic Wanderer]

Lovely!  I wonder how the rights to the island will play out?  Where does the U.S. boundary rights end? 

Territorial Sea
The territorial sea is a maritime zone over which the United States exercises sovereignty. Sovereignty extends to the airspace above and to the seabed below the territorial sea. The U.S. territorial sea extends 12 nautical miles from the baseline.
Contiguous Zone
The contiguous zone of the United States is a zone contiguous to the territorial sea. In this zone, the U.S. may exercise the control necessary to prevent and punish infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, cultural heritage, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea. The U.S. contiguous zone is measured 24 nautical miles from the baseline.

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Does this mean we (the U.S.) get to claim it?  

And, what does this say about Global Warming?  Wouldn't the water be rising instead of sinking?  Or, is something happening below that is causing this mass of land to rise to the surface?

A new island has formed off the coast of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
The isle is a mile long (1.6km), depending on tides and weather, and separated from the mainland by a (330ft) 100 metre wide channel.
It was first spotted by locals as a "bump" above the water in April, according to the Island Free Press.

Photos taken by a Connecticut tourist have gone viral on Instagram, leading to a boost in curious visitors.
Photographer Chad Koczera described encountering the island during his visit to Cape Point.
"My fiancee and I were driving to the point after a storm to collect shells when we spotted an area we couldn't get to by car," he said.

He described returning for his fifth time to the park, and to visit Cape Point where he had proposed marriage to his then-girlfriend.
"I sent the drone up to check it out and noticed this beautiful island. We didn't get a chance to make it on to the island because of the strong current."

The island is littered with old shipwrecks and whale bones that poke through its sands, says local historian Danny Couch.
Experts say the shores of the Outer Banks are constantly shifting, as sandbars rise above or sink back below the water.

Park superintendent Dave Hallac has cautioned visitors against trying to swim or walk across the channel to reach the island.
Currents can swiftly carry away a person, while sharks and sting rays have been spotted in the area.

Visitors are advised to use a kayak or paddleboard to reach Hatteras Island, as it's been dubbed.

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[Daitengu]

Is easy ......  all new islands belong to china ......  as such .....  it  now chinese territory ......

[guohua]

Yes, someone had better put up the Stars and Strips or the Chinese will claim it,,,,, 

By The Way,,,,, How did this happen when the Ice Caps are suppose to be Melting and the Oceans and seas Raising!?
Isn't Global Warming and Climate Change Causing Mass Ice Bergs To Break Off and Melt and Flood The World!?