Barren Island
12°17′N 93°52′E
Barren Island is an uninhabited island in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.
Terrain
12°17′N 93°52′E
Overview
Barren Island is an uninhabited island in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. It is a part of the Indian Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.
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Nearest islands
- Swaraj Dweep101 km
- Baratang Island114 km
- Middle Andaman Island118 km
- South Andaman Island135 km
- Interview Island144 km
- North Andaman Island145 km
Also in Andaman Islands
Middle Andaman Island
1,507 km²▲ 511 m
Major islands
North Andaman Island
1,302 km²▲ 732 m
Major islands
South Andaman Island
1,252 km²▲ 383 m
Major islands
Little Andaman
696 km²▲ 178 m
Major islands
Baratang Island
240 km²▲ 186 m
Minor islands
Rutland Island
119 km²▲ 437 m
Minor islands
Interview Island
99.4 km²▲ 106 m
Minor islands
Swaraj Dweep
91.6 km²▲ 201 m
Minor islands
Photographs
taken in an evening at 9:30 in August
Eastern most Island of Andaman & Nicobar Islands onboard Indian Navy Landing Craft Utility (IN LCU) 58 & accompanied by INS Saryu & IN LCU 54..
Eastern most Island of Andaman & Nicobar Islands onboard Indian Navy Landing Craft Utility (IN LCU) 58 & accompanied by INS Saryu & IN LCU 54..
Active Volcano Barren Island
Barren Island, in the Andaman Islands, India, spews smoke and ash into the air in January 2014
Cone of Barren Island
Photographer C.F. Wight, lithograph J. Schaumburg / Public domain
Barren Island from a sketch made in 1789
![Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2019], processed by Sentinel Hub Barren Volcano, Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Barren_Volcano%2C_Barren_Island%2C_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands%2C_India.jpg/500px-Barren_Volcano%2C_Barren_Island%2C_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands%2C_India.jpg)
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2019], processed by Sentinel Hub Barren Volcano, Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
India's Only Active Volcano
S/Y le Dragon de Maud & the volcano of Barren Island
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Barren Crater. 高芸 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eastern most Island of Andaman & Nicobar Islands onboard Indian Navy Landing Craft Utility (IN LCU) 58 & accompanied by INS Saryu & IN LCU 54. (cropped). Indian Navy / CC BY 2.5 in
- Eastern most Island of Andaman & Nicobar Islands onboard Indian Navy Landing Craft Utility (IN LCU) 58 & accompanied by INS Saryu & IN LCU 54.. Indian Navy / CC BY 2.5 in
- Barren Island Active Volcano. Rohitjahnavi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Barren island - arijay prasad. Arijayprasad / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barren Island cone. Photographer C.F. Wight, lithograph J. Schaumburg / Public domain
- Barren Island 1789. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain
- Ile Barren, 1995. NASA / Public domain
- Asiatic researches, or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences and literature of Asia (1799-) (20154940408). Internet Archive Book Images / No restrictions
- Barren Volcano, Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. SentinelHub / CC BY 2.0
- Barren Island. JayantYadav1 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dragon Maud Barren. PhViator / CC BY-SA 4.0