See the 6 most isolated places in the world
That the world is huge we already know, but did you know that there are some places out there that, so hidden, pass as if they didn't even exist? Mother Nature Network listed some of these places. Check it out below:
1 - Tristan da Cunha
Coordinates: 37 ° 6 '0 ″ S, 12 ° 17' 0 ″ W
Have you ever heard of this place? For then know that it is the most isolated archipelago in the world, remotely inhabited and located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, 2, 918 km from South Africa. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese Tristan da Cunha in 1506, but were only inhabited after 1810, when the American Jonathan Lambert arrived on the scene and claimed ownership of those lands.
The American "reign" did not last long, as Lambert died in a boating accident two years after settling on the islands. Some time later, the islands were dominated by the United Kingdom and to this day are British territory. They currently have fewer than 300 residents, who live on local agriculture and work for the British government.
2 - St. Helena
Coordinates: 15 ° 57 '0 ″ S, 5 ° 42' 0 ″ W
Neighboring Tristan da Cunha Island, Saint Helena is located on Pico Diana and its territory measures about 122 km². It is colonized by just over 4, 000 Britons. Islanders live by providing services to the government by exporting goods such as coffee and figs.
If you feel like visiting St. Helena, you will need to buy one of the few armchairs for civilians on British Army flights or you can also buy tickets to go by ship. In this case, 30 trips are available per year.
3 - Ascension Island
Coordinates: 7 ° 56 '0 ″ S, 14 ° 22' 0 ″ W
The island, discovered by the Portuguese João da Nova in 1501, is located 1, 300 km from Saint Helena and is also part of the British territory. There are United Kingdom air bases and some US military bases.
The local population is about 880 people. If you are thinking of a place to take refuge, know that you can become a resident of the island. The only requirement is that you have a job. So, are you in?
4 - Foula Island
Coordinates: 60 ° 8 '0 ″ N, 2 ° 4' 0 ″ W
Situated in the Atlantic Ocean, Foula belongs to Scotland and is inhabited by only 31 people who live on fishing, herding and in recent years tourism. The island does not have a port, but has room for small aircraft to land.
The flags responsible for guiding airplanes and ships are all supplied with wind and solar energy. Would you visit this place?
5 - Easter Island
Coordinates: 27 ° 10 '0 ″ S, 109 ° 25' 0 ″ W
Famous for its stone carvings, Easter Island is also one of the smallest and most isolated communities in the world. The nearest location is another totally uninhabited island 1, 931 km away. After this island there is Chile, 3, 508 km away.
Despite being so isolated in the world, the place has approximately 4, 000 inhabitants. It is believed that the first to inhabit Easter Island were the Polynesians, who arrived around 1, 200 and 300 BC
Visits are frequent to this day and locals live on natural activities linked to tourism. Easter Island is currently Unesco's territorial heritage.
6 - McMurdo Station
Coordinates: 77 ° 50`39 "S 166 ° 40`22" E
An American scientific base located in Antarctica, the site has approximately 1, 300 residents, a number that decreases radically in winter, when temperatures are -10º C. In this extreme cold weather, access to airplanes is impossible. The bright side is that residents have access to the internet. So, would you go into this cold?
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