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The only active volcano in India is in ________.


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India’s only active volcano is the Barren Island volcano located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is composed of spewing lava and ash. A team of scientists from the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) identified this and had done an expedition on this. The volcano was erupting in small episodes lasting 5-10 minutes.

About Barren Island

  • Barren Island, is situated about 140 km from Port Blair.
  • It is a tourist destination and surrounded by waters which is ideal for scuba diving and is home to a wide variety of aquatic life.
  • It’s the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.
  • Historically, the first record of the volcano’s eruption dates back to 1787.
  • Detailed studies have shown that the volcano first erupted 1.6 million years ago and sits on a 106-million-year-old crust.
  • In the volcanic eruption in 1991, the volcano’s eruption was catastrophic for several animal species.

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