The Sentinelese, also known as the Sentineli and the North Sentinel Islanders, are an indigenous people who inhabit North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal in the northeastern Indian Ocean. Designated a particularly vulnerable tribal group and a Scheduled Tribe, they belong to the broader class of Andamanese peoples.

North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. [8] The island is a protected area of India. It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous tribe in voluntary isolation who have defended, often by force, their protected isolation from the outside world.

It is North Sentinel, the most unknown island on the planet, where the most isolated tribe on the planet lives. North Sentinel Island, which belongs to the Andaman Islands, is a small island of no more than 70 square kilometers that sits in India.

Feb 2, 2018 · For a long time, they lived their lives seemingly undisturbed, partly due to baseless rumours that they were cannibals—until British invaders entered their territory in January 1880. Led by colonial administrator Maurice Vidal Portman, the invaders searched high and low for traces of the tribe.

Mar 12, 2022 · Just off the northwest tip of Indonesia, a small chain of islands trails through the deep blue waters of the Bay of Bengal. Part of the Indian archipelago, most of the 572 islands are open to tourists and have been trekked through by human beings for centuries.

Sep 13, 2024 · Hidden away on North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, the Sentinelese tribe is the most isolated tribe on earth. Today, the Sentinelese People remain one of the world's most enigmatic and isolated. Their home is as impenetrable as their culture, shielded by dense forests and surrounded by treacherous coral reefs.

North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Although located closer to Thailand than mainland India, is officially part of India. It is an ocean paradise with clear blue water, coral reefs, a thick mangrove jungle, and a pristine white beach that features only about fifty yards of shoreline.

Nov 30, 2018 · The Sentinelese people are related to other indigenous groups in the Andaman Islands, a chain of islands in India's Bay of Bengal, but they've been isolated for long enough that...

Apr 3, 2017 · Rare footage of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes has emerged, showing its members on the beaches of North Sentinel island in the Bay of Bengal. The footage is part of a documentary...

Feb 14, 2024 · On a map, North Sentinel Island looks like any other idyllic spot in the Indian Ocean. Fringed with beaches and crystal cobalt waters, it lies in the Andaman archipelago of the Bay of Bengal. North Sentinel, however, is unlike any other island.