Forwarded from Environment for UPSC by Dr Manmeet Kaur
Mud Domes/ Mud Volcanoes
• India’s ONLY mud Volcano on Baratang Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands erupts after 20 years.
• It is a geological formation where a mixture of mud, water, and gases, mainly methane, exists.
• Despite lower explosiveness, they can trigger fires.
• Hydrocarbon gases like methane may ignite naturally from surface heat or deliberately by human action.
• Mud volcanoes are often associated with petroleum systems and can be indicators of underground hydrocarbon reserves
• India’s ONLY mud Volcano on Baratang Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands erupts after 20 years.
• It is a geological formation where a mixture of mud, water, and gases, mainly methane, exists.
• Despite lower explosiveness, they can trigger fires.
• Hydrocarbon gases like methane may ignite naturally from surface heat or deliberately by human action.
• Mud volcanoes are often associated with petroleum systems and can be indicators of underground hydrocarbon reserves
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Mount Semeru
[ Places in the news ]
✅ What it is :
- An active stratovolcano and the third-tallest volcano in Indonesia.
Known for continuous low-level eruptions since 1967.
✅ Located in :
- Eastern Java, Indonesia.
- Positioned at the southern end of the Tengger Volcanic Complex.
- Lies on a major subduction zone where the Indo-Australian Plate sinks beneath the Eurasian Plate.
✅ Key Features :
- Steep cone made of andesitic lava.
- Frequently produces pyroclastic flows, ash plumes, and crater explosions.
- Recorded 61+ eruptive periods since 1818.
- Called Mahameru (“Great Mountain”), linked to the sacred Hindu Mountain Meru/Sumeru.
Surrounded by calderas, crater lakes, and volatile volcanic belts—one of Java’s most hazardous zones.
[ Places in the news ]
✅ What it is :
- An active stratovolcano and the third-tallest volcano in Indonesia.
Known for continuous low-level eruptions since 1967.
✅ Located in :
- Eastern Java, Indonesia.
- Positioned at the southern end of the Tengger Volcanic Complex.
- Lies on a major subduction zone where the Indo-Australian Plate sinks beneath the Eurasian Plate.
✅ Key Features :
- Steep cone made of andesitic lava.
- Frequently produces pyroclastic flows, ash plumes, and crater explosions.
- Recorded 61+ eruptive periods since 1818.
- Called Mahameru (“Great Mountain”), linked to the sacred Hindu Mountain Meru/Sumeru.
Surrounded by calderas, crater lakes, and volatile volcanic belts—one of Java’s most hazardous zones.
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Salamis Bay
[ Places in the news ]
✅ What it is :
- A natural bay on the west coast of Salamis Island, Greece.
- Opens into the Saronic Gulf.
✅Location :
- Situated in the Aegean Sea region.
- About 16 km from Athens.
- Lies near the town of Salamis.
✅Key Features :
- Maximum length of approximately 9 km.
Cape Petriti forms its southwestern boundary.
- Historically important as the site of the Battle of Salamis (480 BCE), where the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet.
[ Places in the news ]
✅ What it is :
- A natural bay on the west coast of Salamis Island, Greece.
- Opens into the Saronic Gulf.
✅Location :
- Situated in the Aegean Sea region.
- About 16 km from Athens.
- Lies near the town of Salamis.
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- Maximum length of approximately 9 km.
Cape Petriti forms its southwestern boundary.
- Historically important as the site of the Battle of Salamis (480 BCE), where the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet.
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