Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The story of North Sentinel Island and its reclusive inhabitants. You may have first heard about the mysterious island after the death of American missionary John Allen Chau while trying to teach the native islanders about Christianity.
In this video, we will take a look at the long and dangerous history of North Sentinel Island, one of the last places of Earth still untouched by modern civilisation.
From mentions by Marco Polo, to the shipwreck of the Primrose, come watch, and learn about this strange and mysterious island.
Attributions:
Opening picture of Island - Medici82, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Island tribesman shooting arrow in small picture with John Chau - Indian Coastguard/Survival
Islanders on the shore line from a distance - Christian Caron – Creative Commons A-NC-SA
Islanders in Canoe - Anthropological Survey of India
Bore Video - Edgar, Luc
Marco Polo - Nathan Hughes Hamilton via Flickr
Islanders in boat after killing fisherman - Indian Coast Guard
The story of North Sentinel Island and its reclusive inhabitants. You may have first heard about the mysterious island after the death of American missionary John Allen Chau while trying to teach the native islanders about Christianity.
In this video, we will take a look at the long and dangerous history of North Sentinel Island, one of the last places of Earth still untouched by modern civilisation.
From mentions by Marco Polo, to the shipwreck of the Primrose, come watch, and learn about this strange and mysterious island.
Attributions:
Opening picture of Island - Medici82, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Island tribesman shooting arrow in small picture with John Chau - Indian Coastguard/Survival
Islanders on the shore line from a distance - Christian Caron – Creative Commons A-NC-SA
Islanders in Canoe - Anthropological Survey of India
Bore Video - Edgar, Luc
Marco Polo - Nathan Hughes Hamilton via Flickr
Islanders in boat after killing fisherman - Indian Coast Guard
