{"id":64809,"date":"2026-06-08T12:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64809"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:19:26","slug":"barren-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/barren-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Barren Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Barren Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far from the mainland, Barren Island in the Andaman Sea remains the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia and one of India\u2019s strangest territories.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Barren Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a volcanic island located in the<\/span><b> Andaman Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> emergent summit of a volcano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that rises about 2,250 meters from the sea floor, poking 354 meters above sea level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>part of the Indian union territory of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/andaman-and-nicobar-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies about 138 kilometers <\/span><b>northeast of the territory\u2019s capital, Port Blair.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies above the <\/span><b>subduction zone of the India and Burmese plates.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This island is about three kilometers in diameter and has a <\/span><b>big crater of the volcano, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about half a kilometer away from the shore.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only active volcano in South Asia.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the<\/span><b> only active volcano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among the chain of islands<\/span><b> from Myanmar to Sumatra. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>stratovolcano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">composed of lava, rock fragments, and volcanic ash.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has erupted multiple times in recent history, with the <\/span><b>most recent significant eruptions occurring in 2017.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> volcanic zone is devoid of vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>covered in sharp basaltic rocks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that cover nearly<\/span><b> half its area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island itself is extraordinarily remote and<\/span><b> largely uninhabited.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/amp\/viral\/india-has-an-active-volcano-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean-and-most-people-dont-even-know-it-exists-ws-l-10130426.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>N18<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barren Island is a volcanic island located in the Andaman Sea. 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