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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 Port Blair tehsil in the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands,[5] neighbouring North Sentinel Island.

South Sentinel Island

South Sentinel Island Location of South Sentinel Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	10.976°N 92.22°E / 10.976; 92.22
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)[1]
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width	1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Coastline	4.9 km (3.04 mi)
Highest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Administration
India
Union territory	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	South Andaman
Demographics
Demonym	South Sentinelese
Population	0 (2019)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[2]
Telephone code	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
Official website	andaman.nic.in
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

Geography

South Sentinel is 26.5 kilometres (14+1⁄4 nmi) west-northwest of Little Andaman Island in the south of the Andaman chain but 59.6 kilometres (32+1⁄4 nmi) south of its counterpart North Sentinel Island. From the limited information available it can be said that South Sentinel Island is a forested coral reef. From a journal written in the 19th century, a Colonel Alcock who passed the island wrote "[South Sentinel is] raised a few feet and continuous with the corals surrounding it". The island lies 186 km (100+1⁄2 nmi) southwest of Port Blair. It lies immediately south of the passage. The island is 44 m high to the tops of the trees and level topped. Its appearance is much the same on all bearings. A bank, as defined by the 36 m curve, surrounds the island and extends about 11 kilometres (6 nmi) northwest from it. Considerable depths exist in the channel between this island and Little Andaman Island.[6][7]

Administration

Politically, South Sentinel Island is part of Little Andaman Taluk.[8]

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.

Fauna

The South Sentinel Island Sanctuary (established in 1977) is home to coconut crabs, which have otherwise been extirpated from most of the Andamans aside from North Sentinel and Little Andaman.[11] Huge numbers of pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula aenea) nest on the island; every March, thousands of them come from South and Little Andaman to nest on South Sentinel. Small numbers of Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) also nest on the island. One globally threatened bird, the Andaman crake (Rallina canningi) also occurs on the island. It is also a very important nesting habitat for the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas); large "swarms" of turtles used to be seen in the past, but they have been significantly reduced following extensive poaching by trawlers. Small numbers of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) also nest on the island. Two large reptile species are found on the island: the Andaman water monitor (Varanus salvator andamanensis) and the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). The Andaman Islands day gecko (Phelsuma andamanense) is also found on the island. There are no terrestrial mammals on the island aside from the endemic Andaman horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cognatus).[12]

See also

• List of reefs

References

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

На других языках

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[de] South Sentinel Island

South Sentinel Island ist eine der Andamanen-Inseln im Golf von Bengalen. Sie ist 1,6 km von Nordosten nach Südwesten lang und bis zu 1 km breit. Mit nur 1,61 km² ist sie viel kleiner als ihr Pendant North Sentinel Island und ist derzeit unbewohnt. Die Insel gehört zu Port Blair, Tehsil im südandamanischen Verwaltungsbezirk, einem Teil des indischen Unionsgebiets der Andamanen und Nikobaren[1], das an die Nord-Sentinel-Insel angrenzt.

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- [en] South Sentinel Island

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[es] Isla Sentinel del Sur

Isla Sentinel del Sur es una de las islas del Archipiélago de Andamán en la Bahía de Bengala. Tiene 1'6 km de longitud al nordeste y al suroeste y hasta 1 km de anchura. Con una extensión de 1'61 km², es mucho más pequeña que su vecina Isla Sentinel del Norte. La isla pertenece al tehsil de Port Blair en el distrito administrativo de Andamán del Sur, parte del territorio de unión india de Islas de Andaman y Nicobar.[1]

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[ru] Южный Сентинел

Южный Сентинельский остров — один из Андаманских островов в Бенгальском заливе. Его максимальная протяжённость 1600 м, и он занимает площадь в 160 га, что намного меньше, чем Северный Сентинельский остров.

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