10 Most Remote Places that People Live
Do you ever want to, just, get away? Like, leave everything behind and go somewhere lost in time? Well, if that feeling ever overtakes you, you might check out some of these places. They are the ten most remote inhabited places in Earth.
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- 9 years ago by NathanHutchcraft
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10 - La Rinconada, Peru
Rinconada is generally considered to be the highest elevated city in the world, at about 17,000 feet above sea level. It is located in the Andes Mountains in Peru, but despite its hostile environment, it is home to over 30 thousand people! The main reason for this, is that gold is mined in the ice and glaciers around the town. Because of this opportunity, the town is mainly populated by extremely poor people who come to the town to mine gold, usually for free, in exchange for a tiny amount of the gold that they find.
Source9 - Rapa Nui/Easter Island
At about 2000 miles off the coast of coast of Chile, Rapa Nui (better known as Easter Island) is home to about 4 thousand people in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is known for its extreme isolation from the world, but probably even more famous for giant stone heads that are scattered across the beaches of the island. The stone heads were build about 500 years ago by the native people and the wooden sleds that they made to move the large sculptures is what led to the complete deforestation of the island. To this day, there is not a single natural tree on the island.
Source8 - McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Because of the extreme conditions at the very bottom of our planet, there have never been any native people living on Antarctica in the history of Humanity. There are even international laws that prohibit any country from claiming part of Antarctica. But that doesn't mean that people don't live there! Antarctica's location makes it a highly valuable resource for scientists of many different fields. Geologists study the rock to see how Mars might have gotten where it is today; climatologists study the ice to find out what conditions have been like throughout Earth's history, biologists study life (duh), astronomers study areas of the sky that can be seen best from the south pole, and so much more! McMurdo Station is the largest community in Antarctica. Over 1,200 people live there and work year-round, even though temperatures can drop to 40 degrees below zero with winds reaching over 150 mph. Even in the summer, the temperature very rarely raises above freezing.
Source7 - Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Ittoqqortoormiit is about as difficult to find as it is to pronounce (don't ask me, I just typed it!). On the eastern coast of Greenland, the town is part of a region about the size of England. But, since it has a population of only about 500, this means that each resident technically has 150 square miles of their own land. They all still live right next to each other, though. Probably best.
Source6 - Cocos/Keeling Islands
The Cocos Islands (also known as the Keeling Islands) are located in the middle of the Indian ocean, and were uninhabited until the 1800s. Now officially a territory of Australia, the around 600 residents mainly make a living by harvesting the islands largest cash crop, coconuts; hence the name, Cocos Islands.
Source5 - Supai, Arizona, USA
Supai is a village of the Havasupai tribe, located inside the Grand Canyon in the desert of Arizona in the United States. It is located in the Havasu canyon and is extremely difficult to reach. Because there is no road to the outside world, one must either take a helicopter to reach the area, or hike though miles and miles of canyon cliffs. Once there, though, it just might be worth it. The area has dozens of waterfalls with beautiful bright blue water, contrasting against the rusty red colored cliffs. There are no cars and limited technology in the community. They even still use mules to transport mail and goods around town.
Source4 - Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn Island is located several hundred miles away from its closest neighbor, Tahiti, and the only way to reach the island is by boat. There are only about 50 residents on the island, but their history is fascinating. In the late 1700s, there was a British Navy owned merchant vessel named the HMS Bounty. After traveling through the Pacific Ocean, the crew members became enchanted by the beautiful beaches and carefree lifestyle that island living offered. In 1789, in one of the most famous mutinies in history, the crew overthrew their captain, landed on Pitcairn Island, and burned their chip in the harbor so that they couldn't leave. The residents are all descendants of that crew from 200 years ago. They are often studied by anthropologists to see the effects of living in such an isolated community for so many generations.
Source3 - Alert, Nunavut, Canada
The town of Alert, at just 500 miles from the North Pole, is the northern most permanently inhabited place on Earth. The town acts as a radio receiving facility and a weather laboratory. It has temporary inhabitants that cycle throughout the year, however there is always some people there. Because of it's proximity to the pole, this means that the town is often in complete 24 hour daylight during the summer, and 24 hour darkness during the winter.
Source2 - Mêdog County, China
Mêdog County is the most remote county in all of China. It has a population of 12 thousand, but it is the only county that hasn't been reached by road. Billions of dollars have been spent to build highways and roads to the county, but the projects are always abandoned at the cause of harsh building conditions or mudslides. The deserted highways are usually completely reclaimed by the jungle within months, which adds to the mystery of the place. Buddhist scripture refers to the area as the holiest land in all of Buddhism. The Tibetan people have been trying to keep the modern, developed China out for decades, and many people believe that the area itself refuses to become developed by modern technology.
Source1 - Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is, without a doubt, the most remote, inhabited location on Earth by distance. It is a spec of an island, located in the middle of the South Atlantic, almost perfectly in between Africa and South America. In fact, the two closest bodies of land to the island are the African coast, 1,500 miles to the East, and the South American coast, 2,090 miles to the west. It was discovered in 1506 and has been lightly inhabited ever since. Currently, about 271 people live in the island.
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NathanHutchcraft
Nathan Hutchcraft is the creator and co-host of the YouTube web series, NathanAndRose. He also writes for several online sources, as well as having a nearly insatiable love for jalapeno pizza.
