INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

INDIAN ISLANDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which island India’s only active volcano is found in Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands?
A
Barren Island
B
Guitar Island
C
Red Skin Island
D
Rutland Island
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea . It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The volcano on Barren Island erupted on August 24, 2005. A part of India, Barren Island is one of the Andaman Islands, and lies over the fault whose movement caused the tsunami on December 26, 2004. It is a stratovolcano composed of lava, rock fragments, and volcanic ash.

Detailed explanation-3: -Barren Island is the only active volcano in India located in Andaman and Nicobar island. It is located in North and Middle Andaman. The first eruption of the volcano took place in 1787 since then the volcano has erupted more than 10 times.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s only active volcano is located in Barren island of Andaman last erupted in 2017; it is also the only active volcano in the entire South Asia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Barren island is located to the east of the middle Andaman and is the only active volcano in India. The barren island is the only confirmed volcano in South Asia. Barren island is also the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

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