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Barren Island (Andaman Islands)
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:India_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands_location_map.svg)  Barren Island Location of Barren Island &sq=&lang=en&file=File:Bay_of_Bengal_location_map_simple.svg) Barren Island Barren Island (Bay of Bengal) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12°17′N 93°52′E / 12.28°N 93.86°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 3.4 km (2.11 mi) |
| Width | 3.1 km (1.93 mi) |
| Coastline | 12.38 km (7.693 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 353 m (1158 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | East Volcano Islands |
| Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited (2017) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[3] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Barren Volcano | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Ile_Barren,_1995.jpg) Barren Island erupting in 1995 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft)[6] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Andaman Islands, India |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano with pyroclastic cones |
| Last eruption | 2022 |
Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent,[7][8][9][10] and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.[11] 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.
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 274.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". All Codes India. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gvpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Srivastava, Priya (21 November 2018). "All about Barren Island, South Asia's Only Active Volcano in Andaman". Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Benjamin Elisha Sawe (15 March 2019). "Which Is The Only Active Volcano In South Asia?". Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Dr. Aditi Jain (9 February 2018). "Volcanic spewing in Barren Island is continuation of 2005 eruption". Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Mishra, Rashmi. "List of Volcanoes in India: The only Indian live Volcano at Andaman & Nicobar Islands is Active again!". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Hindu1was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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