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Barren Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Barren Island is an uninhabited island in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. It is a part of the Indian Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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