Sentinel Islands
2009 NASA image of North Sentinel Island; the island's protective fringe of coral reefs can be seen clearly.
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 Sentinel Islands
Location of North Sentinel Island
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| Geography | |
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| 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 |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 3 |
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| Area | 61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Sentinel Islands |
| Taluk | multiple |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Sentinelese |
| Population | 250 to 300 (2005) |
| Pop. density | 4.8 /km2 (12.4 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Sentinelese |
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| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202 |
| Telephone code | 031927 |
| Official website | www |
| ISO Code | IN-AN-00 |
| 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.
The islands are split between 2 tehils: Port Blair Tehsil and Little Andaman Tehsil.
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