There are many isolated places in the world, some of which can only be accessed by boat or plane. There are 20 remote places here that are very interesting:
1. Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territory
The volcanic island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic ocean has 258 people with only 9 different surnames. Natives speak English, but also invent their own dialects in the vocabulary of Scottish, English, St. Heleni, South African, American, Dutch, Italian and Irish, reflecting their respective origins.
The closest country to the British Overseas Territories is South Africa, which is said to be the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world. To get there, you have to make 9 boat transfers from Cape Town per visit to get there.
2. The York Peninsula, the northernmost point of Australia
Australia's northernmost point, Cape York, is a peninsula where crocodiles swim. However, this is a great place for sport fishing. The land is owned by five indigenous communities, who also manage their tourism.
3. Russian oymyakon – the coldest place to live on Earth
This remote Russian town is known as the coldest place to live on earth. Its 500 inhabitants live in the dark for 21 hours a day, with an average temperature of -58 degrees.
It is impossible to grow crops here, so people live on ice cubes of reindeer meat, frozen fish and horse blood. Indoor plumbing is also tricky due to frozen water, so most use houses.
4. Easter Island, Chile
Easter Island has 900 iconic statues, but the local population does not exceed 3,300 residents, and its economy relies heavily on tourism, as people from all over the world travel 2,300 miles from Chile to visit here.
5. Pitcairn Island, British Overseas Territory
Pitcairn Island is a British Overseas Territory 3,300 miles from New Zealand and serves as the island's administrative headquarters. No planes or helicopters have landed there, so it takes 32 hours for the yacht to get there.
6. Barrow, Alaska
With no road to Barrow, the town is only accessible by plane, and it's located at the highest point in Alaska, where their winters include 65 days of darkness.
Due to the remote location, the cost of living is higher. A jar of peanut butter can cost $10. According to one resident, there are thousands more reindeer than people.
7.ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Ittoqqortoormiit was founded in 1925 by settlers from t asiilaq and West Greenland, far from any other inhabited area of Greenland. It's very far away and you'll need to take a helicopter ride from the airport to the town itself, where its 450 residents live by sleigh and camping.
8. Col galen Islands, French southern and Antarctic lands
The Colgellen Islands in the Indian Ocean are part of southern France and Antarctic land. They are 2,000 miles from the southernmost tip of Africa and have access to boats only four days a year.
Kerguelen Island itself, also known as a "desert island," is surrounded by 300 other islets scattered across 2,400 square miles. It is covered by glaciers for many years and has 300 days of snowfall.
9. Oasis of Suva, Egypt
Siwa oasis is located in the middle of Egypt's western desert and is not a common stopover.
10. Changtang, Tibet
The elevation of Changtang is known as the "Roof of the World" and is 4000-1000 feet above sea level. It is home to a nomadic people called Changpa. Outsiders need permits to enter and can cost thousands of dollars in travel fees to get there.
11.las estrellas, Antarctica
The villa las estrellas of the Spanish "star town" is a Chilean settlement in Antarctica that, like any other town, features gyms, churches, public schools, and souvenir shops.
It is one of only two residential towns on the entire continent, and the rest of the residential area is inhabited by research posts inhabited by scientists.
12. Socotra Island, Yemen
One of the strangest places on earth, Socotra island is located in yemen's Gulf of Aden and is home to more than 800 species of rare plants, a third of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world, especially its strange dragon's blood tree.
13. Soviet, Arizona
Supai in Arizona can only be reached by helicopter, horseback or on foot.
14. Australian coober pedy
Coober Pedy is also known as the "Opal Capital of the World". Gem-quality opal was first discovered in 1915 and the opal mining industry has been developed ever since, sustaining a town of 3,500 people.
15. Longyearbyen, Norway
The northernmost city in the world is Longyi County in Norway, which is very cold and it is illegal to be buried there because the body does not decompose on the frozen ground. Instead, the bodies had to be transported to the mainland for burial. Houses must also be built on high ground so that they do not slip off when the topsoil melts in the summer.
16. Buxton, Cook Islands
All palmerston islanders were descendants of an Englishman, William Marsters, who arrived there in 1863 and had four wives and 17 children.
17. La Kinnada, Peru
La Sinconada, in the mountainous province of Puno in the Mountains of Peru, is the tallest city in the world. The town has no running water or sewage system, and nearly 68 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.
18. Short-legged chicken, Cocos (Killeen) Islands
The Cocos Islands, with a population of about 600 people, are home to the Malays of Cocos, whose isolation helps to maintain traditional spoken and religious practices.
19.iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Iqaluit can only be reached by sea or air, but there are daily flights to Ottawa, and its most famous attraction is where visitors can walk, bike, drive or ski.
20. tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Tórshavn is the smallest capital in the world, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, where locals take pride in their small-town hospitality.