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Sentinel Islands

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Location
  
Bay of Bengal

Total islands
  
3

District
  
South Andaman

Area
  
61.27 km²

Archipelago
  
Andaman Islands

Adjacent body of water
  
Indian Ocean

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Indian Ocean

Highest elevation
  
122 m (400 ft)

Elevation
  
122 m

Postal code
  
744202

Area code
  
031927

Sentinel Islands

Major islands
  
North Sentinel South Constance

Islands
  
North Sentinel Island, South Sentinel Island

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.

Administration

The islands are split between 2 tehils: Port Blair Tehsil and Little Andaman Tehsil.

References

Sentinel Islands Wikipedia


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