In spite of the fact that our planet is undergoing a population explosion, there are still some places where it would be hard to find a companion. In just a few moments we are going to take you on a tour that will involve everything from isolated arctic islands to secluded canyons. By the end of it you will have probably gained a new appreciation for the people in your life (or maybe you’ll start packing your bags). Either way, we hope you enjoy our compilation of the 25 most remote places in the world:
It became a tourist destination by a fluke when vessels carrying travelers to Antarctica stopped there to break up the multi-day voyage. Halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica, the island is home to a mere 20 Australian scientists and their support staff.
A territory of Norway, this 24,000-square-mile island is above the Arctic Circle, and residents can look forward to months of either continuous daylight or continuous darkness. About 2,000 of Svalbard’s 2,700 residents live in the town of Longyearbyen with the rest consisting of miners and scientists. In spite of the inhospitable climate, the island is home to the Global Seed Vault, an underground store of the world’s plant seeds that are kept safe there in case of global catastrophe.
Famous for its lengthy polar night, the sun goes down in November and doesn’t rise again for approximately 2 months. Its the northernmost town in the US and one of the northernmost towns in the entire world with a rapidly dwindling population of around 4,000.
The most remote county in China, it’s the only county in the entire country completely inaccessible by road. This hasn’t always been the case – in 1993, they finally got around to building a highway. It existed for two days, carried a total of four vehicles (one of which got stuck and had to be abandoned), and was promptly swallowed up by the jungle. Today, the only access into the county is via a 200 meter long suspension cable, 100 meters in the air. Supplies such as food and medicine have to be carried in and out by hand.
Located in northern Canada, Alert is a small village that lies on the Arctic Ocean only 500 miles below the North Pole. It is widely considered to be the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world with a population of 5. That’s right…5. Temperatures in Alert can get as low as 40 degrees below zero and the nearest town is a small fishing village some 1,300 miles away.
I’ve been to Barrow and Svalbard – and to the territory of Nunavit. So maybe Australian island should be next.
all the most desolate places that you stated in the U.S.A. in my opinion are wrong. the right answer is diomede alaska. my son and i flew food to these people by helo last year.i got out of helo at that time it was -60 degrees russia was only2 miles away. this in my opinion is the most desolate and remote place in USA.
I was looking for truly remote locations. The locations mentioned in the article are all TOURISTIC locations with houses and other people
I would not feel remote in above locations.
The International Space Station can’t really be an isolated place “in the world” because it is in outer space….
Wow,this is the most interesting article I’ve red lately.
Thanks
I like it too Miruna.
I was fascinated with facts i had never known.Also I was aware of isolated places, but not to the extent that there are people living there.Except for the scientist,are most or all of the people uneducated,except for their trade?I read the book about the medical doctor, who gave herself Chemo. I do not remember her name, and if she survived.
Thank you for this interesting topic, Sally