Niijima Island or Snoopy Island, which is located off the coast of Japan, has been awarded as the best island of 2013 by the Global Post.

The island's shape is quite similar to the Peanuts cartoon strip's dog and it is from there that the island got its name. Snoopy Island was formed by two active underwater volcanoes in November. In December, the size of the island was checked and it was found that it has increased by triple times in its size.

One of the main reasons for which the paper has chosen it as the best island is it was born in 2013 and continues to survive giving defeat to certain skeptics' claim that it would not last. It has often been said that volcanic islands do not last long after they are emerged.

There have been examples in which volcanoes that have been emerged in the 1970s and 1980s have now submerged. From that place, new volcanoes are created.

Experts were of the view that if one wants to have the best view of the shape of the island then it has to be aerial view. In fact, one will be able to see Snoopy's red collar as well. It is suspected that the red is due to the reddish-tinted seawater.