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Why did the Indian government decide to make it illegal for anyone to travel within 3 miles of North Sentinel Island?

Question #149151. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Mar 16 2023.
Originally posted Mar 16 2023 6:24 PM.

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North Sentinel Island is in the Andaman group in the Bay of Bengal. The indigenous people who live there are called the Sentinelese and they live in voluntary isolation from the outside world. A 1956 law prohibits travel to the island and approaching any closer than 5 nautical miles (9.3 km).

link https://wiki2.org/en/North_Sentinel_Island+Milds.2

Mar 16 2023, 6:29 PM
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