II.—On the Volcanos of the Bay of Bengal

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.