Barren Island
The only confirmed active volcano in South Asia, uninhabited, and visible only from a boat that keeps its distance.
- Where
- Andaman Sea, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.2804, 93.8618
Get the Barren Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Barren Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Barren Island
North Button Island National Park 86 km
The smallest national park in India, a single uninhabited island and its reef.
Middle Button Island National Park 91 km
A single island national park in the Ritchie's Archipelago, with nobody on it.
South Button Island National Park 92 km
An uninhabited island with a reef, and dugongs if you are lucky.
Swaraj Dweep 100 km
Havelock, renamed Swaraj Dweep, one of the largest islands in Ritchie's Archipelago.
Havelock Jetty 100 km
The arrival point for the islands most visitors actually see.
Neil Island 103 km
A flat island of paddy and banana between Havelock and Port Blair, with a natural rock bridge at low tide.
Radhanagar Beach 103 km
Two kilometres of white sand backed by mahua on Havelock, regularly called the finest beach in Asia.
Elephant Beach 104 km
Snorkelling reef reached by boat or a forest walk.
More offbeat places in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Questions
Where is Barren Island?
Barren Island is in Andaman Sea, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are North Button Island National Park (86 km), Middle Button Island National Park (91 km), South Button Island National Park (92 km).
How do I get the Barren Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Barren Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Barren Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.