Barren Island volcano eruptions
Stratovolcano 354 m / 1,161 ft.
Indian Ocean, 12.28°N / 93.86°E
Eruption list: 1787, 1789, 1795, 1803-04, 1852(?), 1991, 1994-95, 2005-2006, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Indian Ocean, 12.28°N / 93.86°E
Eruption list: 1787, 1789, 1795, 1803-04, 1852(?), 1991, 1994-95, 2005-2006, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Ash plume from Barren Island volcano. Image Source: NASA Space Shuttle Date: March 14, 1995
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