{"id":346835,"date":"2025-09-25T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346835"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:41:07","slug":"barren-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/barren-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Barren Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Recently, active volcano on Barren Island has erupted not once, but twice within a week.<\/p>\n<h2>About Barren Island<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volcanodiscovery.de\/maps\/volcanomap-5kt-31.jpg?resize=431%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Barren Island Volcano, Indian Ocean - Facts &amp; Information ...\" width=\"431\" height=\"269\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Volcano discovery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is located in <strong>the Andaman Sea,\u00a0approximately 138 kilometres northeast of Sri Vijaya Puram<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> It is <strong>uninhabited island characterized by rugged volcanic cones, ash deposits, and sparse vegetation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is India\u2019s <strong>only active volcano and South Asia\u2019s only<\/strong> confirmed active volcanic site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geological Origin: <\/strong>It is formed at the <strong>convergent boundary of the Indian and Burmese tectonic plates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> Oldest lava flows date back about 1.6 million years on oceanic crust.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong> The island covers an area of approximately<strong> three square kilometres. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>highest point reaches 354 metres above sea level. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The volcano features a <strong>two-kilometre-wide caldera,<\/strong> which was formed by the <strong>collapse of an earlier volcanic cone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>first recorded eruption occurred in 1787.<\/strong> Subsequent notable eruptions took place in 1991, from 2005 to 2007, in 2017, in 2022, and most recently in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>These eruptions have <strong>generally been of low intensity,<\/strong> with a <strong>Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2, producing mild lava flows and ash clouds.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> terrain is harsh and supports minimal vegetation<\/strong>. Past eruptions have significantly reduced local bird populations and other fauna, leading to decreased biodiversity in the area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Importance:<\/strong> Geologically, this volcano is important as<strong> it is the only active subaerial volcano between Sumatra and Myanmar. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It provides <strong>valuable scientific insights into plate tectonics and the evolution of oceanic crust.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Barren Island acts as a living laboratory for scientists studying volcanic activity and its impact on the environment.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>strategic location in the Andaman Sea also enhances India\u2019s maritime presence in the region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, active volcano on Barren Island has erupted not once, but twice within a week. About Barren Island Location: It is located in the Andaman Sea,\u00a0approximately 138 kilometres northeast of Sri Vijaya Puram. Status: It is uninhabited island characterized by rugged volcanic cones, ash deposits, and sparse vegetation. It is India\u2019s only active volcano&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/barren-island\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Barren Island<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,12039,11211],"tags":[11872,11170],"class_list":["post-346835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-india-today","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}