South Sentinel Island
UTC+5:30) | |
PIN | 744202[2] |
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Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | andaman |
Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 0.0♂/0.0♀ |
Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English |
South Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is 1.6 km (1 mi) long northeast to southwest and up to 1 km (5⁄8 mi) wide. At only 1.61 km2 (5⁄8 sq mi), it is much smaller than its counterpart North Sentinel Island and is currently uninhabited. The island belongs to the
Geography
South Sentinel is 26.5 kilometres (14+1⁄4 nmi) west-northwest of
Administration
Politically, South Sentinel Island is part of
In 2018, the Government of India excluded 29 islands—including South Sentinel—from the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime until 31 December 2022 in an effort to boost tourism.[9] In November 2018, however, the government's Home ministry stated that the relaxation of the prohibition was intended only to allow researchers and anthropologists, with pre-approved clearance, to visit the Sentinel islands.[10]
Demographics
The island is uninhabited but is sometimes used by diving expeditions on account of its remoteness and novelty factor.[citation needed]
Fauna
The South Sentinel Island
See also
References
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ code
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 274.
- ^ map
- ^ Tehsils
- ^ "Sentinelese Tribe: What Headlines Won't Tell You About Eco-Tourism". The Quint. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "US National Defied 3-tier Curbs & Caution to Reach Island". Times of India. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Neil Cumberlidge (Northern Michigan University, Usa) (6 August 2018). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Birgus latro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
External links
- "A Journey to the Edge of the World", janakilenin.blogspot.com
- Geological Survey of India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage