Editing Andaman Sea (section)

===Volcanic activity===
[[File:Ile Barren, 1995.jpg|thumb|Eruption of the [[Barren Island (Andaman Islands)|Barren Island]] volcano in 1995. Andaman Islands (on top) are c. 90 km distant]]

Within the sea, to the east of the main [[Great Andaman]] island group, lies [[Barren Island (Andaman Islands)|Barren Island]], the only currently [[active volcano]] associated with the [[South Asia|Indian subcontinent]]. This island volcano is {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} in diameter and rises {{convert|354|m}} above sea level. Its recent activity resumed in 1991 after a quiet period of almost 200 years.<ref>D. Chandrasekharam, Jochen Bundschuh (2002) [https://books.google.com/books?id=aRkBJRLV8AwC&pg=PA408 Geothermal energy resources for developing countries], Taylor & Francis {{ISBN|90-5809-522-3}} p. 408</ref> It is caused by the ongoing [[subduction]] of the India plate beneath the Andaman [[island arc]], which forces [[magma]] to rise in this location of the Burma plate. The last eruption started on 13 May 2008 and continues.<ref>[http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0600-01=&volpage=erupt Barren Island] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202213229/https://volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0600-01=&volpage=erupt |date=2 December 2020 }}, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History</ref> The volcanic island of [[Narcondam Island|Narcondam]], which lies further north, was also formed by this process. No records exist of its activity.<ref>[http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0600-001 Narcondum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405015451/http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0600-001 |date=5 April 2021 }}, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History</ref>