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The Sentinelese live on North Sentinel Island, [a] in the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. [6] [7] The island lies about 64 km (35 nmi) west of Andaman capital Port Blair. [8] It has an area of about 59.67 km 2 (14,740 acres) and a roughly square outline.
North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. [8] The island is a protected area of India. It is home to the Sentinelese , an indigenous tribe in voluntary isolation who have defended, often by force, their protected isolation from the outside world.
North Andaman Island is 285 kilometres (177 mi) south of Burma, although a few smaller Burmese islands are closer, including the three Coco Islands. The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andamans from the Nicobar Islands to the south. The highest point is located in North Andaman Island (Saddle Peak at 732 m (2,402 ft)). [39]: 33
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Historic exploitation and abuse at the hands of the majority group have led many governments to give uncontacted people their lands and legal protection. Many Indigenous groups live on national forests or protected grounds, such as the Vale do Javari in Brazil [14] or North Sentinel Island in India. [15] Uncontacted peoples in the state of Acre ...
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John Allen Chau (December 18, 1991 – November 17, 2018) was an American evangelical Christian missionary who was killed by the Sentinelese, a tribe in voluntary isolation, after illegally traveling to North Sentinel Island in an attempt to introduce the tribe to Christianity.
This was the first season the state prohibited drinking on the Lake Murray island’s beaches. Over the summer, Bundrick Island saw 26 violations cited by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources ...