List of volcanoes in India
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This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes in India.
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | State | |||
| Barren Island | 354 | 1161 | 12°16′41″N 93°51′29″E / 12.278°N 93.858°E | Andaman Islands | Active since 2021 | Stratovolcano, Active |
| Narcondam | 710 | 2329 | 13°26′N 94°17′E / 13.43°N 94.28°E | Andaman Islands | 1681 | Stratovolcano, Dormant |
| Deccan Plateau | 1500 | 4920 | 18°31′N 73°26′E / 18.51°N 73.43°E | Central India | 25 Mya(Million years ago) | Caldera |
| Baratang Island | 532 | 1745 | 12°04′N 92°28′E / 12.07°N 92.47°E | Andaman Islands | Active since 2003 | Mud volcanoes, Active |
| Dhinodhar Hills | 386 | 1266.4 | 23°27′N 69°20′E / 23.45°N 69.34°E | Gujarat | 500 Mya (Million years ago) | Extinct |
| Dhosi Hill | 740 | 2427 | 28°04′N 76°02′E / 28.06°N 76.03°E | Haryana | 750 Mya (Million years ago) | Extinct |
| Tosham Hills | 207 | 679 | 28°53′N 75°55′E / 28.88°N 75.92°E | Haryana | 732 Mya (Million years ago) | Extinct |
| Loktak Lake | 768 | 2519.04 | 24°27′N 93°28′E / 24.45°N 93.47°E | Manipur | 100 Mya (Million years ago) | Supervolcanic caldera, status unknown |
See also
References
- R. Bhutani, K. Pande, J.S. Ray, R.S. Smitha, N. Awasthi & A. Kumar, Paper No. 268–9, 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
