North Sentinel Island

North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It lies to the west of the southern part of South Andaman Island; geographic coordinates: {{coor dm|11|33|N|92|14|E|}}.

Related Topics:
Andaman Islands - Bay of Bengal - South Andaman Island

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North Sentinel Island is home to a tribe of indigenous people, the Sentinelese, whose present numbers are uncertainly estimated to be anywhere between 50-400 individuals. They refuse any contact with other people and are among the last people who have remained virtually untouched by modern civilisation. The local government has recently stated that there are no intentions of interfering with their lifestyle and habitat.

Related Topics:
Indigenous people - Sentinelese

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Although the Andaman Islands suffered seriously from the effects of the December 2004 tsunami, the survival of the Sentinelese was confirmed when several days after the event an Indian government helicopter sent to the island to investigate observed several of them (who proceeded to fire off a few arrows at the hovering aircraft to repel it).

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