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Abandoned island of North Sentinel near India
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Abandoned island of North Sentinel near India

North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous people in voluntary isolation. Who has defended, often by force, their protected isolation from the outside world North Sentinel is one of the islands of Andaman Islands. A chain island controlled by India. In the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. The island chain is much closer to Myanmar and Thailand than to mainland India. Moreover, North Sentinel falls 36 km west of the town of Wandoor in South Andaman Island and 59 km north of South Sentinel Island. The island has a total area of about 59.67 square km. It is surrounded by coral reefs and lacks natural harbors. The entire island is full of forest and a narrow white s...