Where is the active volcano in India?

Barren Island, the active volcano in India is in Andaman sea. It comes under the administration of UT of A&N. There are one dormant volcano known as Narcondam Island is also in Andaman sea. It is north to Barren island. read more

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India has a list of six volcanoes including the only live one, Barren Islands volcano which also happens to be the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. The first recorded volcanic eruption here dates back to 1787. A conventional way of classifying magmatic volcanoes is by their frequency of eruption. read more

The volcano is situated in Barren Islands in the Andaman & Nicobar archipelago. Some unsubstantiated reports even claim that it is South Asia's only active volcano. Its first recorded eruption dates back to 1787. Since then, the volcano has erupted more than ten times, including the one this year. read more