‘Hell-pit Island’
From Tam: naraka, ‘hell’; and Tam: kuṇṭam, ‘deep cavity’, ‘pit’.
This is a volcano island with a 710m peak. 150km further south is Barren Island which still has an active volcano.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Andaman & Nicobar Islands place names.
Narcondam Island Kalyan Varma
