Islands of bizarre secrets
Chapter 1
The alien landscape of Socotra
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Chapter 2
The venomous fortress of Snake Island
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Chapter 3
The isolated world of North Sentinel
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Ch 3 · The isolated world of North Sentinel
misslily They salvage the steel from a rusted-out ship, To fashion their arrows with an iron-cold tip.
Fun Fact
Sentinelese population estimate: Because no one can safely land on North Sentinel Island, scientists estimate the tribe's population is anywhere from 50 to 400 people.
Glossary
sentinelese (noun)
A member of the indigenous people inhabiting North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal. They rejected outside contact by firing arrows at American missionary John Allen Chau in 2018.
A member of the indigenous people inhabiting North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal. They rejected outside contact by firing arrows at American missionary John Allen Chau in 2018.
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What weapons do the Sentinelese traditionally use to defend their shores from outsiders?
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Which nation holds sovereign authority over North Sentinel Island and enforces its exclusion zone?
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What happened to the captured Sentinelese during the 1880 British expedition led by Maurice Vidal Portman?
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Why is modern contact with the Sentinelese highly dangerous for the tribe's health?