Question

why is barren island becoming conical in shape

Answer 1

Barren Island is an island located in theAndaman Sea, dominated by Barren Volcano, the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.[7] Along with the rest of the Andaman Islands, it is a part of the IndianUnion Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.

Barren Island





Barren Island

Location of Barren Island

GeographyLocationBay of BengalCoordinates12.28°N 93.86°EArchipelagoAndaman IslandsAdjacent bodies of waterIndian OceanTotal islands1Major islands

Barren Island

Area8.34 km2(3.22 sq mi)[1]Length3.4 km (2.11 mi)Width3.1 km (1.93 mi)Coastline12.38 km (7.693 mi)Highest elevation354 m (1,161 ft)[2]Administration

 India

DistrictNorth and Middle AndamanIsland groupAndaman IslandsIsland sub-groupEast Volcano IslandsTalukRangat TalukDemographicsPopulation0 (2017)Pop. density0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi)Additional informationTime zone

IST (UTC+5:30)

PIN744202[3]Telephone code031927 [4]ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]Official websitewww.and.nic.inAvg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)Census Code35.639.0004Barren Volcano

Barren Island erupting in 1995

Elevation353 metres (1,158 ft)

Answer 2

Barren island which was considered a dormant volcano has become active since february 2017

mainly dust,smoke and mud are coming out of this eruption along with some lava

during this eruption, the lava is spread around the mouth of this vent, when it comes out

as a result ,cone-shaped mountain starts forming