The most remote and least-populated places on Earth

On Earth there are many remote and remote areas, located in a special position that is difficult to conquer with very few people living. To set foot in those places, it takes many days to move.

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Alert Village, Canada

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About 800 km from the North Pole, the small village Alert located in the northern part of Canada's Nunavut is one of the most remote places on Earth. Due to its special geographical location, Alert village area is illuminated continuously 24 hours in the summer months, and completely engulfed in darkness throughout the winter.

Alert is 2,100km from the nearest village. In winter, the temperature here can drop to -40 degrees, it is difficult to live. Therefore, this village has only 5 residents.

Ittoqqortorrmiit Village, Greenland

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Ittoqqortorrmiit is a small village on the east coast of Greenland surrounded by the sea. The temperature here is so low that the sea water freezes during 9 months of the year, so it cannot be reached by boat.

This village is one of the most remote places inhabited by 452 residents. There is a small local airport 40 km away from the village but there are no visitors, so it rarely works.

McMurdo, Antarctic research station

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Located at the northern tip of Antarctica, the McMurdo research station is one of the most inaccessible places on the planet. Previously, to get to this research facility, it took a few months for the train to travel, but now the travel is less difficult thanks to being equipped with three more planes.

McMurdo station has about 1,200 researchers working, mainly in the summer months.

Motuo district, China

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Motou or Dog belongs to Nyingchi district, Tibet autonomous district. This place is often landslide, snow covered, so there is no fixed road leading into. To reach this area, visitors must cross the Himalayas before crossing the 200m long suspension bridge.

It was not until 2013 that a road built by the Chinese government was completed that it made the move to Motuo less difficult than before.

Oymyakon Village, Siberia

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Oymyakon is the coldest place on the living Earth, the lowest temperature ever recorded here is -71 degrees.

Only 521 people live in this village. Due to the cold temperatures, the year-round frozen ground makes plants unable to grow so their main food is meat.

Tibetan Plateau

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With an average height of over 4,500m above sea level, the Tibetan Plateau is dubbed the 'Roof of the World'. This vast area is surrounded by mountains, in the south is the Himalayas in the south, in the north is the Kunlun Mountains and in the Ky Lien Son Mountains in the East. This is also one of the most remote areas to live on Earth.

La Rinconada City, Peru

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La Rinconada is a remote mountainous city, located at a height of more than 5,000m with 30,000 inhabitants. People here live mainly on the gold mining business. The only way to reach this city is to cross extremely dangerous mountain roads by truck.

Bouvet Island, South Atlantic Ocean

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Bouvet Island is located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,600 km from Queen Maud Land. The island is located in an isolated location, 93% of the island is covered by ice, the rest is an extinct volcano. Therefore, there are no permanent settlers here.

Pitcairn Islands, England

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Located in the southern Pacific Ocean, the Pitcairn Islands are part of the UK's overseas territory with only about 50 people living. The nearest place is thousands of kilometers from the archipelago. To reach the island, one must travel by boat and take about 10 days if departing from New Zealand's mainland.

Tristan Da Cunha island group

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Only 297 people live on the island group Tristan Da Cunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean. The island is more than 2000 km away from the nearest place, 3,360 km from South America, 2816 km from South Africa. This area has many rocky mountains, making it impossible to build airports on the island.

But Tristan still has a TV station and satellite internet connection. Every year, only fishing boats from South Africa visit the island.