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Indian police have arrested an American tourist for [allegorically / allegedly] travelling to a [remote / remotely] island to visit one of the world's most isolated [tribal / tribes] . The island, North Sentinel, is part of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, around 1,200 km east of the Indian [subcontinent / incontinent] . It is approximately 60 square kilometres [in / on] size. North Sentinel is a protected area and [homely / home] to the Sentinelese people, an indigenous tribe who have [fearsome / fiercely] defended their isolation from the outside world. The tourist made the [prohibited / prohibition] journey to the island. He did not make [contact / contract] with the islanders, but he did leave them a can of Diet Coke and a coconut. He could face [down / up] to five years in prison.

The Indian government has [jarred / barred] outsiders from visiting North Sentinel Island. This is to [protect / project] the unique Sentinelese way of life. It is also to [wield / shield] the inhabitants from [modern / modernity] illnesses. A spokeswoman for a non-profit group that protects isolated tribes said: "It's very well known that [uncontracted / uncontacted] peoples have no immunity to common outside diseases like flu or measles, which could completely wipe them [out / in] ." Survival International said the Sentinelese are "the [most / must] isolated indigenous people in the world." In the past few decades, the islanders have killed several people who have attempted to visit [an / the] island. The [recent / recently] arrested tourist described himself as a "[trill / thrill] seeker".