20 of the most remote places on earth

Located in the super southern portion of the Indian Ocean, this freezing cluster of islands rarely get visitors, earning the main isle the title of Desolation Island. If you have a thirst for arctic temperatures, you can get to this research station by ship.

North African culture is tightly preserved in Siwa, as it resides away from the rest of inhabited Egypt. Although it gets few visitors, the oasis is just five hours from Cairo in the Western Desert. Two hundred springs feed the mud-brick village, and those who visit are in for a truly incredible experience of indigenous foods and ancient practices.

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There are just 50 people living on this gorgeous slice of paradise, despite the UK-territory offering free land to those who will become residents. As a tropical destination, the island offers incredible snorkelling and sunbathing; however, there aren’t many jobs in Pitcairn for those looking to relocate. At 4,828km from New Zealand, the island sits mostly empty. The clear surrounding ocean rivals the most beautiful island waters in the world.

Spreading over 2,500000 square kilometres, the Tibetan Plateau sits between the Kunlun Mountains and the Himalayas at an elevation of 3,960 to 4,570 metres. Much of Asia’s water comes from this region, home to countless lakes and rivers. The plateau’s natives have continuously inhabited the area for more than 20,000 years, though only a small number remain.

Due to its peculiar landscape and oddly shaped foliage, Socotra is affectionately known as the “Alien island.” It’s believed that the ocean once covered the land, resulting in its limestone foundation in which rare Dragon’s Blood trees have rooted. An unwritten language, known as Soqotri, is spoken among natives; immigrants of Arab, Somali, Greek, and South Asian descent also live in Socotra. Though more people visit these days, the bizarre flora and fauna of the island will transport you to another world.

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The largest island in the Chilean Juan Fernandez archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean is called Robinson Crusoe Island because of hundreds of years ago in 1704, sailor Alexander Selkirk was marooned for more than four years with limited tools before he was rescued. Writer Daniel Dafoe, inspired by Alexander Selkirk’s survival on the island about 640km west of South America, wrote the novel, Robinson Crusoe. Then, in 1966, the Chilean government renamed the island Robinson Crusoe Island.

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Greenland’s most remote town Ittoqqortoormiit has 450 residents and only one grocery store. Located on the East Coast, Ittoqqortoormiit was founded by settlers from Tasiilaq and West Greenland in 1925. It’s a sight for the midnight sun in summer and the northern lights in winter.

There are few places colder and more remote than Oymyakon in Russia. This town has about 500 residents and is the coldest inhabited place on earth, where temperatures are -58 degrees on average. In case you’re wondering how these residents deal with the cold, photographer Amos Chapple documented his experience in a photo series by exploring Oymyakon and Yakutsk, the nearby city with also cold temperatures. Chapple told the Weather Channel that to survive the cold residents drink “Russki chai, literally Russian tea, which is their word for vodka.”

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The ancient baobab trees on this dirt road path that connects Belo Tsiribihina and Morondava on the west coast of Madagascar are a sight to behold. According to Atlas Obscura, legend has it that the trees look the way they do because “when Arab seafarers first visited a bit over 1,000 years ago, they said the devil ripped them out of the ground and put them back upside down, for their canopies resemble roots.” If you can believe it, there was once a forest full of these trees but because of construction and the encroachment of modern life, the trees were cut back, leaving these final trees striking in their isolation.

Tórshavn, named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is the capital of the Faroe Islands located and has a population of 20,500 people, making it one of the smallest capitals in the world. The North Atlantic archipelago, with European-style cafes and culture of rich traditional Faroese ballads, is a blend of modern and historical experiences amidst the stunning landscape.

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