Week 5 Volcanos Geology 9 Feb-22

Jessica Bhardwaj

Pr. Ana Garcia 

Geology 9

Week 5

Volcanos

Hi everyone, this is Jessica!

This week I will be talking about my country's volcanic activity. First, I would like to define what a volcano is, according to dictionary. com, a volcano is a "a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust" My country is India, and it only has one volcano. Where is the active volcano in India? It's actually located on a island called Barren Island, also known as the Andaman Islands. Barren Island, is most easterly of the Andaman Islands, is the only confirmed active volcano in India. The island along with the rest of the Andaman's is the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and lies some 135 kms northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair. For the past 150 years though, this volcano was dormant, but it has started showing signs of being active once again. The volcanic island is uninhabited and its northern part is, as the name suggests, barren and devoid of vegetation. Indian citizens can visit the island by chartered boats after getting permission from the forest department in Port Blair. What is my country doing about warning its citizens regarding the volcano? Well for a very long time the volcano has been quiet and not erupted, but a few years back it triggered a earthquake which was harmful to India. Since then, a Geological Survey team has gone to the Island to asses the impacts of eruptions and the emissions that occur. There frankly is not a lot of information on how India deals with volcanic activity because it is not a major threat to them. But I am sure they take a lot into consideration, and follow the standard ways on how to deal with volcanos, since they can be disastrous at times.

A picture of the volcano

 

 

 

 

Resources:

 

Sayed, Nida. "India's Only Volcano Active Again - Times of India ►." The Times of India. Times of India, 18 Feb. 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2018. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-only-volcano-active-again/articleshow/57227969.cms

"Indian Plate." Worldvolcanoes - Indian Plate (2). N.p., Jan. 2009. Web. 23 Feb. 2018. https://worldvolcanoes.wikispaces.com/Indian+Plate+%282%29