For other areas bearing the same name, see Barren Island (disambiguation) There are several places known as Barren Island around the world. ...

An eruption column rises over Barren Island in 1991.

Barren Island in Andaman Islands, India is the only active volcano in South Asia. The island, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, lies in the Andaman Sea nearly 135 Km north east of the capital Port Blair. The first recorded eruptions of the volcano dates back to 1787. Since then the volcano has erupted more than 6 times, most recently on May 28, 2005. Image File history File links This image is from the website of the Smithsonian Institution [1] and may be copyrighted. ... Image File history File links This image is from the website of the Smithsonian Institution [1] and may be copyrighted. ... Eruption can refer to: Volcanic eruption The eruption of teeth through the gum Eruption (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ethnolinguistic map of the precolonial Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ... ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. ... The Andaman Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar and west of Indian Ocean. ... Northeast is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. ... Port Blair is the largest town in the Andaman Islands and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

After the initial eruption in 1787, further eruptions were recorded in 1789, 1795 and the last confirmed one being in 1803-04 (another eruption is also believed to have occured in 1852). After a gap of nearly 2 centuries, the island became active again in 1991 when it lasted 6 months and caused considerable damage. It reoccured in 1994-95 before opening up again in 2005. The latest eruption is considered to be linked to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. After the recent eruptions, the island which still sees the odd tremors is being promoted as a niche tourist destination as the tsunami battered territory seeks to bring in more revenues. 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Animation of the tsunami caused by the earthquake (see also the full-length version) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ... Tremor is the rhythmic, oscillating shaking movement of the whole body or just a certain part of it, caused by problems of the neurons responsible from muscle action. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ...

Location

The volcanic island stands in the midst of a volcanic belt on the edge of the Indian and Burmese tectonic plates. There are other extinct sea and land volcanos in the zone. The peak of the volcano (a stratovolcano) rises to an altitude of 354 metres (1,161 ft), but most of the volcano is underwater (standing on the seabed 2250 meters below the surface). The island is 3 km long with a total surface area of 10 km²; the caldera of the volcano is 2 km wide. It is located at 12°16′40″ N 93°51′30″ E. ... View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ... The seabed is the bottom of the ocean. ... Crater Lake, Oregon A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself. ...

True to its name, it is a barren area uninhabited by humans with a small population of goats. Also birds, bats and a few rodents like flying fox and rats are known to survive the harsh conditions. Species See Species and subspecies A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Families Pteropodidae Emballonuridae Rhinopomatidae Craseonycteridae Rhinolophidae Nycteridae Megadermatidae Vespertilionidae Molossidae Antrozoidae Natalidae Myzopodidae Thyropteridae Furipteridae Noctilionidae Mystacinidae Mormoopidae Phyllostomidae Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera with forelimbs developed as wings. ... Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ... A flying fox can be: One of several species of megabat. ... This is an article about wild rats; for pet rats, see Fancy rat Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ...