The most remote places in the world are inhabited
There are very few people in remote and remote areas on Earth, it takes many days to reach.
Alert Village, Canada: Alert is a small village located north of Canada's Nunavut region, about 800 km from the North Pole.Alert is said to be one of the most remote places on Earth when it is 2,100km from the nearest village, winter temperatures can drop to -40 degrees making this land a very difficult place to live.Only 5 people live here.Due to its special geographical location, Alert village is illuminated continuously 24 hours continuously during the summer months, and sunk in darkness in the winter.(Photo: Panoramio).
Ittoqqortorrmiit Village, Greenland : A small village on the east coast of Greenland is not only difficult to pronounce, but also one of the farthest inhabited places.Only 452 people live in Ittoqqortorrmiit.The village is surrounded by the sea, but cannot be reached by boat for 9 months, because the temperature is so low that the sea water freezes.40 km away from the village, there is a small local airport, but there are no visitors, so it is rarely operated.(Photo: Neo Bux).
McMurdo research station is located at the northern tip of Antarctica, one of the most inaccessible places on the planet.There are about 1,200 researchers working at McMurdo station, mainly during the summer months.Previously, it took several months to reach the research facility by taking a train.Now the travel is less difficult when there are three more planes.(Photo: Polartrec).
Motuo district, China: Motou or Medog is located in Nyingchi district, Tibet autonomous district.This place has no fixed path leading into it, because the road is often landslide, snow covered.This makes the area virtually unaffected by modern life.The Chinese government used to build roads and bridges leading to the district, but severe weather conditions, bad terrain, and landslides made this difficult.Before a road was completed in 2013, to reach this spectacular landscape, visitors often had to cross the Himalayas before crossing the 200m long suspension bridge.(Photo: China Tours Online).
Oymyakon, Siberia: The village of Oymyakon is said to be the coldest place on Earth inhabited by people.The lowest temperature ever recorded here is -71 degrees.The whole village has only 521 people.The main food of the people is meat because of cold temperatures, the year-round frozen ground makes the plant unable to grow.(Photo: Rough Guides).
The Tibetan Plateau was dubbed the 'Roof of the World', surrounded by mountains, with the Himalayas in the south, Kunlun to the north and the Ky Lien Son range to the east.This is also one of the most remote places to live on Earth.(Photo: New York Times).
: The remote mountainous city of La Rinconada is located at a height of more than 5,000m.Although far away, there are 30,000 inhabitants living here.Most of them are involved in the gold mining business.There are no routes to the city, so the only way to get here is by truck passing through extremely dangerous mountain roads.(Photo: Speleominas).
Bouvet Island, south Atlantic Ocean: If you are looking for a completely isolated place, Bouvet Island may be the ideal place.The island is located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,600 km from Queen Maud Land.Isolated location, 93% of the area is covered by ice, the rest is an extinct volcano that makes no inhabitants live here permanently.(Photo: WP).
Pitcairn Islands, England: Pitcairn Islands are located in the South Pacific, part of the overseas territory of the United Kingdom.The island has about 50 people living.The closest place to the archipelago is Tahiti and Gambier, but also thousands of kilometers apart.The island does not have an airport and can only be accessed by boat, which takes about 10 days if departing from New Zealand's mainland.(Photo: Cntraveler).
Tristan Da Cunha Island Group : Tristan Da Cunha Island Group is located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2816km from South Africa, 3,360km from South America.Nearly 300 inhabitants on the island are mainly farmers and craftsmen.The terrain of rocky mountains makes it impossible to build an airport on the island.Each year only 9 times the fishing boats from South Africa visit the island.However, there is also a television station and can connect to the internet via satellite.(Photo: The Lab and Field).
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland , located along the southern coast of the country, the islands are quite beautiful, only about 4,000 people live.
Skeleton, Namibia , in the north of the country, near the Atlantic Ocean.It is considered one of the isolated locations in the world.Residents living there are indigenous tribes.
Cape York Peninsula, Australia , found in northern Queensland, is known as one of the last wilderness areas in the world.This is a natural habitat for animals and plants, and is also home to about 18,000 Aboriginal people.
Supai, Arizona , is the most isolated town in the United States.There are no paved roads leading into the town, one has to take a helicopter or use a mule.Letter to 200 residents also gets the mules shipped.
The Faroe Islands, Denmark, located between Norway and Iceland, have been autonomous since 1948, with a population of about 50,000.
Iqaluit, Canada , is found on the southern coast near Baffin Island.The area has only about 7,000 people living, the only place in Canada not connected to any highway system.
Laura Island in the Marshall Islands , is both an island and a small town on an island in the Pacific Ocean.At about 3 meters above sea level, it is considered one of the highest islands in the chain of islands here.
Svalbard, Norway, located between Norway and the North Pole .The area is mostly covered by glaciers, with about 2,600 people living.
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