▁few ▁feet ▁and ▁continuous ▁with ▁the ▁cor als ▁surrounding ▁it ". ▁The ▁island ▁lies ▁ ▁south west ▁from ▁Port ▁Bla ir . ▁ ▁It ▁lies ▁immediately ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁passage . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁ 4 4 m ▁high ▁to ▁the ▁to ps ▁of ▁the ▁trees ▁and ▁level ▁to pped . ▁Its ▁appearance ▁is ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁on ▁all ▁bear ings . ▁A ▁bank , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 6 m ▁curve , ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁extends ▁about ▁ 6 ▁miles ▁N W ▁from ▁it . ▁Consider able ▁depth s ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁channel ▁between ▁this ▁island ▁and ▁Little ▁And aman ▁Island . ▁ ▁Administration ▁Polit ically , ▁South ▁S entin el ▁Island ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Little ▁And aman ▁Tal uk . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁ex cluded ▁ 2 9 ▁islands ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁South ▁S entin el ▁from ▁the ▁Rest rict ed ▁Area ▁Perm it ▁( R AP ) ▁regime , ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁– ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁effort ▁to ▁boost ▁tour ism ▁here . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁however , ▁the ▁government ' s ▁Home ▁min istry ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁relax ation ▁of ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁was ▁intended ▁only ▁to ▁allow ▁research ers ▁and ▁anth rop olog ists , ▁with ▁pre - appro ved ▁clear ance , ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁S entin el ▁islands . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁un in hab ited