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The Indian Government has made tourism illegal in which of these islands?

The Indian Government has made tourism illegal in which of these islands? Correct Answer <span style="">Sentinel Island</span>

The correct answer is Sentinel Island.

Key Points

  • The Indian Government has made tourism illegal in Sentinel Island.
  • North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island.
    • It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous people in voluntary isolation who have defended, often by force, their protected isolation from the outside world.
    • The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Act of 1956 prohibits travel to the island and any approach closer than five nautical miles (9.26 km) in order to prevent the tribal community from getting foreign diseases to which they have no acquired immunity.
    • The area is patrolled by the Indian Navy.

Additional Information

  • Praslin is an island in Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean.
  • It’s known for palm-fringed beaches, like Anse Georgette and Anse Lazio, both bordered by large granite boulders.
  • Pemba Island is part of Tanzania's Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of East Africa.
    • It's known for its lush, green hills and clove plantations.
  • Tromelin Island is a low, flat island in the Indian Ocean about 500 km north of Réunion and about 450 km east of Madagascar. 

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