Sentinel Islands
 2009 NASA image of North Sentinel Island; the island's protective fringe of coral reefs can be seen clearly. | |
  Sentinel Islands Location of North Sentinel Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 10°58′34″N 92°13′12″E / 10.976°N 92.22°ECoordinates: 10°58′34″N 92°13′12″E / 10.976°N 92.22°E [1] |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands[2] |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 49.16 km2 (18.98 sq mi)[3] |
| Highest elevation | 122 m (400 ft)[4] |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Sentinel Islands |
| Taluk | multiple |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Sentinelese |
| Population | 250 to 300[5] (2005) |
| Pop. density | 4.8 /km2 (12.4 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Sentinelese[2] |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[6] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [7] |
| Official website |
www |
| ISO Code | IN-AN-00[8] |
| Literacy | 0.0% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1♂/♀ |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Sentinelese |
The Sentinel Islands are part of the Andaman Islands chain. There are two of them: North Sentinel and South Sentinel. The Sentinelese people live on the North island. The islands belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[9]
Administration
The islands are split between 2 tehils: Port Blair Tehsil and Little Andaman Tehsil.[10]
References
- ↑ "The Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands § 9.8 North Sentinel Island". Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions (Enroute). Pub. 173 (8th ed.). Springfield, Virginia: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2014. p. 266.
- 1 2 Weber, George. "Chapter 8: The Tribes; Part 6. The Sentineli". The Andamanese. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ↑ pro star
- ↑ Bhaumik, Subir (5 March 2005). "Extinction threat for Andaman natives".
- ↑ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ code
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ↑ Tehsils
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Sentinel Island. |
- The Sentinelese People - history of the Sentinelese and of the island
- Brief factsheet about the indigenous people of the Andaman Islands by the Andaman & Nicobar Administration (archived 10 April 2009)
- "The Andaman Tribes: Victims of Development"
- Video clip from Survival International
- Photographs of the 1981 Primrose rescue
Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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