4. North Sentinel Island
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20 miles west of Smith Island, in the Bay of Bengal lies a 45 sq mile patch of lush green forest. Probably home to many species that haven’t been seen yet, and may never be. This island is a no-no for any visitors.
The natives firmly resist any form of contact with any other human and do their best to keep visitors out. They launch spears at boats that stray into their bays and fire arrows at helicopters that attempt to photograph the island.
Technically a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory, the government has made the wise choice to leave the affairs of island to its inhabitants. To enforce this, the government put a three mile exclusion zone around it.
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