PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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lakshadweep island
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andaman and nicobar island
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kavaratti island
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none of the above
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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 Bay of Bengal islands including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are largely tectonic and volcanic in origin.
Detailed explanation-3: -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!
Detailed explanation-4: -Note: 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: -Barren Island, a possession of India in the Andaman Sea about 135 km NE of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, is the only historically active volcano along the N-S-trending volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma (Myanmar).