North Sentinel Island
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North Sentinel Island is a remote island in the Bay of Bengal, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, known for being home to the isolated and uncontacted Sentinelese people and for its strict protection from outside contact.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | prohibited for outsiders ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
|
| area | approximately 60 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | tribal reserve ⓘ |
| contactPolicy | no contact with outsiders ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 36 km southwest of South Andaman Island
ⓘ
about 50 km west of Port Blair ⓘ |
| enforcement |
Indian Coast Guard patrols nearby waters
ⓘ
Indian Navy patrols nearby waters ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Sentinelese ⓘ |
| exclusionZoneRadius | 5 nautical miles ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration
Government of India ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dense forest
ⓘ
fringing coral reef ⓘ narrow beaches ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople | Sentinelese ⓘ |
| humanSettlementType | indigenous community only ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sentinelese people
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ restricted access ⓘ uncontacted tribe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Sentinelese language ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andaman Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Andaman Sea region
Bay of Bengal ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | frequent subject of documentaries and news reports ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Port Blair ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Indian government declared exclusion zone around island
ⓘ
killing of American missionary John Allen Chau in 2018 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
Andaman and Nicobar archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ North and Middle Andaman district ⓘ
surface form:
North and Middle Andaman district (de jure jurisdiction)
|
| populationGroup | Sentinelese ⓘ |
| protectionLaw |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation
ⓘ
surface form:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956
|
| risk | dangerous for visitors ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | landing on island is illegal without permission ⓘ |
| shape | roughly square ⓘ |
| sovereignState | India ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourism | closed to tourism ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.