How do you get to South Sentinel Island?
How do you get to South Sentinel Island? What is the best way to reach South sentinel island? The South Sentinel Island is a small isle 27km away from Little Andaman. The closest airport to the South Sentinel Island is Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair. From Port Blair, you can take a ferry or helicopter to Hut Bay, Little Andaman.
What is the difference between North Sentinel and South Sentinel Island?
North Sentinel is a 4,700 ha, island that lies west of the Wandoor National Park (Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park), while South Sentinel is only 161 ha, located further south. The hostile, indigenous Negrito tribe, the Sentinelese, inhabit North Sentinel, which is completely isolated from the rest of the world.
Is it illegal to go to South Sentinel Island?
The place is so dangerous in fact that the Indian government has banned its peoples from going anywhere near it. Going within three miles of the island is actually illegal. Why? Well the indigenous people who call the little bubbled utopia home, attack anyone who attempts to set foot on it.
What happens if you go to Sentinel island?
North Sentinel Island, India In short, they know nothing about the outside world. It also makes the natives here vulnerable to communicable diseases as they have never been vaccinated against the same. Moreover, there have been instances where visitors to the island have been attacked violently.
Who lives on South Sentinel island?
Demographics. The island is uninhabited but is sometimes used by diving expeditions on account of its remoteness and novelty factor.