All about Barren Island, South Asia’s only active volcano in Andaman

Priya SrivastavaPriya Srivastava/Times Travel Editor/TRAVEL TRENDS, ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS/ Created : Nov 21, 2018, 21:53 IST

All about Barren Island, South Asia’s only active volcano in Andaman

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All about Barren Island, South Asia’s only active volcano in Andaman

Around 135 km northeast of Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, lies Barren Island, which is home to South Asia and India’s only active volcano! And quite surprisingly, it is one of the hottest (like literally) tourist attraction in the region. This active volcano along Sumatra to Myanmar is renowned as a Submarine surfacing volcano, just above the subduction zone of India and Burmese plate.

Interesting facts about Barren Island’s active volcano

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1) Barren Island is one small uninhabited 3 km wide island.

2) The caldera or the volcanic crater at the island is 2 km wide, and the walls are 250-350 m high.

3) The volcano here was dormant for a long time, but in the year 1991 it experienced an explosion which was quite major.

4) In February 2017 the island saw another huge volcanic eruption and filled the sea with red lava fountains jutting out of the crater.

5) Barren Island is one of the prime tourist attractions in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

6) Tourists can also enjoy scuba diving here, as the region is home to a great variety of exotic aquatic life.

How to reach Barren Island?

So basically there are two options for reaching the famous Barren Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first and the most preferred one is taking a seaplane from Port Blair. The other option is taking a ferry ride. The ferry ride is quite interesting as it rotates around the entire island three times, and gives a closer look at the volcano. While from seaplane one can enjoy aerial views of the volcanic eruption, which is also quite an experience.

So next time you are travelling to the Andaman and Nicobar Island, make sure you pay a visit to the Barren Island, which sure will add to your experience.