Do normal people live on North Sentinel island?
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Do normal people live on North Sentinel island?
The population of Sentinelese people here numbers around 50-400. The Indian Government has recognised North Sentinel Island as a sovereign unit and has made all efforts to make sure the aboriginals are left undisturbed.
Why are you not allowed to go to North Sentinel island?
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Act of 1956 prohibits travel to the island and any approach closer than five nautical miles (9.26 km) in order to prevent the resident tribespeople from contracting diseases to which they have no acquired immunity. The area is patrolled by the Indian Navy.
What is the North Sentinel Island?
The North Sentinel Island or The Sentinelese Island is located near Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. It is one of the un-contacted tribes of the world. North Sentinelese people are hostile reportedly and do not want any kind of human contact.
Why do the locals of the island not like people interfering?
The locals of the island don’t like people interfering with them. May be because of this: When the Britishers tried to annex India, they came across the north sentinel island where they used their usual technique to befriend the local people. They captured an elderly couple and two kids.
What happens if you go to North Sentinel Island drunk?
Threats on north sentinel island: You will receive showers of arrows when you approach the island. As it happened few years back, if you happened you sail near island in drunk state with you being unconscious, you will be brutally killed and will be buried in shallow graves.
What really happened to the Sentinelese?
“That event lifted their island some 1.5 meters out of the sea, exposing their coastal reefs”, explains Mike Searle, Professor of Earth Sciences, who visited the Andaman Islands shortly after the event. But clearly the Sentinelese had not been wiped out, and made it clear they wanted nothing from the outside world.