Where is baratang?

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indian state

Answer 1

Baratang (coordinates: 12° N 93° E) is an island in the Andaman Islands, India, with an area of approximately 238 km². It is one of the main islands of the Great Andaman group, a closely-set archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, adjoining the Andaman Sea. Middle Andaman is to its north, and South Andaman to the south. The islands of Ritchie's Archipelago lie some 20 km to the east. Port Blair, the capital of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located approximately 100 km to the south.

Also known as Baratang Island, but it is more commonly referred to as simply "Baratang".

Baratang contains the only known examples of mud volcanoes in India. These mud volcanoes have erupted sporadically, with recent eruptions in 2005 believed to have been associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The previous major eruption recorded was on 18th February 2003.

There are other volcanoes in the area, the Barren Island volcano which is the only active volcano in South Asia and the Narcondum volcano which is considered to be a dormant volcano.

Answer 2

Baratang  is an island in the Andaman Islands, India, with an area of approximately 238 sq.kilometres.. It is one of the main islands of the Great Andaman group, a closely-set archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, adjoining the Andaman Sea.

Middle Andaman is to its north, and South Andaman to the south. The islands of Ritchie's Archipelago lie some 20 km to the east. Port Blair, the capital of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located approximately 100 km to the south.

It is about 90 kms away from Port Blair. Regular bus services are available from STS Bus Terminal, Aberdeen Bazar. Journey takes about 2 hrs and 30 minutes from Port Blair to Middle Strait and the fare is just Rs. 45. From Nilambur Jetty at middle strait ferry services are available for Baratang Island. Ferry fare is only Rs. 3/- and it takes about 15 minutes to reach Baratang from Nilambur Jetty.