Barren Island

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Barren Island is a remote volcanic island in the Andaman Sea, home to the only confirmed active volcano in India.

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Barren Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
island
volcanic island
administeredBy Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Administration
country India
distanceFrom about 135 km northeast of Port Blair
about 70 km east of the main Andaman Islands chain
eruptedIn 1787
1991
1994
19th century
2005
2008
2017
2018
governedBy India
hasAccess by boat
by liveaboard dive vessels
hasArea approximately 8 square kilometres
hasCalderaDiameter approximately 2 km
hasCrater central cinder cone
hasDiameter approximately 3 km
hasEruptionStyle Strombolian
effusive lava flows
hasFeature caldera
lava flows reaching the sea
scoria cones
hasFirstRecordedEruption 1787
hasHighestElevation approximately 354 m
hasHumanPopulation 0 permanent residents
hasMarineLife manta rays
rich coral reefs
sharks
hasNameOrigin named for its barren appearance and lack of permanent human settlement
hasStatus only confirmed active volcano in India
hasTectonicSetting subduction zone
hasVolcano Barren Island Volcano
isPopularFor scuba diving
underwater photography
isRemote true
isUninhabited true
liesEastOf Great Andaman Island
locatedIn Andaman Sea
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
locatedOn India Plate
surface form: Indian Plate
near Burma Plate
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
volcanoType stratovolcano
submarine volcano with emergent summit

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Andaman Islands contains Barren Island