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Barren Island Volcano - John Seach
Andaman Islands, India
12.29 N, 93.87 E
summit elevation 305 m
stratovolcano
Note: there is another volcano with a similar name in the Andamans called Barren 1.
Barren Island is circular (7.9 sq km) and consists of a 1.6 km wide somma and a central cone. Barren volcano consists of a caldera open towards the west and a central cinder cone. Two spatter cones the south-eastern and western flanks of the cinder cone formed during the 1994-95 eruption.
Pre-caldera activity consists of five lava flows separated by scoria fall beds and minor ash tuff and cinder deposits.
Steam vents are visible within the 1995 lava flows.
Barren Island Volcano Eruptions
2007, 2006, 2005, 1994-95, 1991, 1852?, 1803-04, 1795, 1789, 1787.