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II.—On the Volcanos of the Bay of Bengal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

V. Ball
V. Ball
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India.
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During the year 1873, it was my good fortune to be one of a party who, in the course of an exploration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, were enabled to spend a few hours on the detached volcanic islands of the Bay of Bengal, which are known respectively as Barren Island and Narkondam. The time at our disposal did not admit of our making as thorough an examination as we should have wished, but there was sufficient opportunity for testing the accuracy of the statements regarding the islands which had been previously published, and also for making a few original observations.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1879 , pp. 16 - 27
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1879

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References

page 16 note 1 Calcutta, No. 4, 1873.

page 16 note 2 Mrs. Somerville.

page 17 note 1 A very full account of the mud volcanos on this coast has recently been published by Mr. F. R. Mallet, F.G.S., Eec. Geol. Survey of India, vol. xi. part ii. p. 188.

page 18 note 1 Curiously enough Mr. Mallet (I.e.) mentions that a similar belief is held by the islanders with regard to the activity of the mud voleanos of Eamri and Cheduba, but he points out that the recorded dates of eruption do not support this view.Google Scholar

page 19 note 1 The statement “very active” from the Bombay Times is too vague for reliance.Google Scholar

page 23 note 1 The Andaman Committee do not appear to have realized this fact, as they spentno little time and trouble in excavating a well without finding a trace of water.

page 25 note 1 Embassy to Ava, vol. i. 1827, p. 167.

page 25 note 2 On the Difference of Level in Indian Coal-fields, J. A. S. B. vol. vii. Also in the Coal Committee's Report, and in Corbyn's Indian Review.

page 25 note 3 Indian Directory, fifth edition, vol. ii. 1843, p. 55.

page 25 note 4 J. A. S. B. vol. xxxix. part ii. 1870, p. 231.