 A recent photograph by NASA’s satellite has become a hot issue on the Internet. The photo shows a mysterious island which is surrounded by colorful coral reefs and dense jungles.
It is North Sentinel Island, situated in the Bay of Bengal between Myanmar and Indonesia. The inhabitants are a tribe of Sentinels, who came from Africa. It is estimated that the people have lived in the islands since about 60,000 years ago and they have somehow been shut off from all outside contact for thousands of years. Astonishingly, there are only about 250 residents in the island. In addition, they still live a primitive lifestyle, arming themselves with spears and arrows.
They have been very aggressive to any visitors. Those who have visited there have come back frightened or neverreturned. The last recorded contact with the Sentinelese was in 2006 and two fisherman were killed while fishing too close to the island. The Indian government has taken a stepback now and doesn’t attempt to visit the island or contact the residents anymore.
Curious about the island? Google it!
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