List of all Volcanoes in India
Sr. No. Volcano Name State
1. Barren Island Andaman Islands
2. Narcondam Andaman Islands
3. Baratang Andaman Islands
4. Deccan Traps Maharashtra
5. Dhinodhar Hills Gujarat
6. Dhosi Hill Haryana
Along with the rest of the Andaman Islands, Barren Islands volcano 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. The first eruption of the volcano was recorded in the year 1787, since then it erupted 11 times with the most recent one being on January 23, 2017.
"On the afternoon of January 23, 2017, the scientific team on board CSIR-NIO's research ship R V Sindhu Sankalp were busy collecting sea floor samples in the Andaman Basin near the Barren volcano when it suddenly started spewing ash," the NIO has said. "The team moved about one mile from the volcano and began closely observing it. It was erupting in small episodes lasting about five to ten minutes," said the release.
NIO has said the volcano was revisited in the early hours of January 26, 2017, again during the second leg of the cruise led by B Nagender Nath, it said, adding the team witnessed the continuation of spurts of blasts and smoke. "They have sampled the sediments and water in the vicinity of the volcano and recovered coal-like black pyroclastic material representing proximal volcanic ejecta. Clouds were seen at the crater mouth where the smoke was bellowing out in otherwise clear sky," the researchers said.
Barren Islands true to its name does not boast of any inhabitants other than residents for a small population of goats, flying foxes and rodents. A lighthouse established in the islands in 1993 was destroyed by the volcanic eruptions. With latest developments observed on the islands with the active volcano, it is going to be an interesting topic for the geography lovers.