If you are planning a trip to the Andamans, here is some good news. You can take a cruise ride to India’s only active volcano at Barren Island from Port Blair and back while enjoying the turquoise-blue waters of the Andaman Sea.

The Andaman and Nicobar administration will soon launch this round-voyage cruise service, according to news agency PTI .

Where is Barren Island?

The Barren Island is an uninhabited island that lies around 140 km from Port Blair by sea, at the junction of the Indian and Burmese tectonic plates.

The total area of Barren Island is 8.34 sq km and the nearest habitation is Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) and Narcondam Look-out-Post (LoP), around 140-150 km respectively from Barren Island.

According to data available in the Andaman and Nicobar administration’s arch

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