History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the Arctic claiming Jan Mayen and Sverdrup Islands, but also in Antarctica. Norway claimed Bouvet Island and looked further south, formally inquiring with Foreign Office about the international status of the area between 45° and 65° south latitude and 35° and 80° west longitude. Following a second such diplomatic démarche by the Norwegian Government dated 4 March 1907, Britain replied that the areas were British based on discoveries made in the first half of the 19th century, and issued the 1908 Letters Patent incorporating the British Falkland Islands Dependencies with a permanent local administration in Grytviken established in 1909.
South Sentinel Island in the channel between this island and Little Andaman Island. Politically, South Sentinel Island is part of Little Andaman Taluk. The island is in effect a sovereign area under Indian protection. In 2018, Government of India excluded 29 islands – including the South Sentinel from the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime, till 31 December 2022 – in a major effort to boost tourism here. In November 2018, however, the government's Home ministry stated that the relaxation of the prohibition was intended only to allow researchers and anthropologists, with pre-approved clearance, to visit the Sentinel islands. The island is uninhabited but