INDIA'S ONLY ACTIVE VOLCANO : Grasshopper

Sakshi Nagar 02-09-2022 05:33 PM My India

Barren Island is the only surviving volcano in India. Not only this, but Barren Island is also the only active volcano in South Asia. It is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Barren Island volcano located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 140 km from the capital Port Blair. It is situated at a distance of North-East. Barren Island, spread over 3 km, is the easternmost island of the Andaman Islands. Baron means barren. Barren, where no one lives. This island has been named after itself, there is no human population living here. The forest here is also negligible. Only a small number of animals and birds have been seen on this island.

Records are available about its island from 1787 and since then 11 volcanoes have erupted here. The smoke keeps coming out from time to time, that is, it remains active continuously. However, the last time it erupted was in the year 2016 and lava was coming out for several days. This is the reason that even to go around it needs special permission which has to be taken from the forest department of the island group. Even today, smoke can be seen coming out of it.

The waters around Barren Island are reputed to be among the top scuba diving destinations in the world. The water around it is considered very good and safe in the world for learning scuba diving. Due to being near the volcano, corals, lava, and many different types of fish can be seen in this water.

WHAT IS A VOLCANO?

You may be surprised to know that a volcano is actually a mountain under which there is a deposit of molten lava. When stones melt from the earth's energy or geothermal energy, then the pressure increases from the bottom of the ground to the top, then this mountain erupts from above and it is called a volcano. Volcanoes are found only where there is tension in the tectonic plates or the interior of the Earth is very hot. The molten stones and gases under the volcano are called magma and when this magma comes out after the eruption of the volcano, it is called lava.

TYPES OF VOLCANOES

1. Active Volcano

Active volcanoes are always active. Etna and Stromboli in Italy are examples of this: Lava always comes out of their mouth. Stromboli Volcano is located on an island in the Mediterranean, from which the surrounding area is always illuminated by erupting. For this reason, this volcano is called the lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea. The highest active volcano in the world is Cotopaxi in South America.

2. Dormant Volcano

When the eruption of a volcano occurs very rarely, that is, that volcano is called a dormant volcano. Japan's Fuse and Italy's Vesuvius are examples of dormant volcanoes.

3. Extinct Volcano

This type of volcano had once erupted, but now there is no possibility of a volcanic eruption. Its mouth is closed by filling it with volcanic materials. A Crater lake is formed due to water filling in its mouth crater. Popa of Myanmar and Crater Lake in the state of Oregon in the United States are prime examples.

HOW MANY VOLCANOES ARE THERE IN INDIA?

There are many other volcanoes in India, but no movement of any kind has ever been recorded in these volcanoes. These volcanoes include Narcondam, Dhekan Traps, Baratang, Dinodhar Hills, Dhosi Hills, and Tosham Hills. Not only this, but it also includes the Baratang Mud volcano of the Andaman Islands, which throws out mud instead of lava.