DISTANT PLACES IN THE WORLD
Added on: 30th Jul 2016
COOBER PEDDY, AUSTRALIA
Hidden in a desert in South Australia, some 850 kilometres
(530 mi) from Adelaide, Coober Peddy is a little town of
about 1,700 inhabitants. Despite its small size and extreme
remoteness, the town is known in Australia and many
other countries as it is the largest opal mining area in
the world. The town is also famous for its below-ground
residences, called “dugouts”, where the locals stay
during the scorching daytime heat.
HANGA ROA, EASTER ISLAND
Hanga Roa is the main town and harbour of the Chilean
province Easter Island. The town´s population of about
3,300 represents 87% of the population of the entire island.
Located between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and
Rano Kau, the town also features Mataveri International
Airport, the world´s most remote airport.
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY
Situated in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 2,400 km (1,500 mi)
from Saint Helena, 2,800 km (1,750 mi) from South Africa and
3,360 km (2,090 mi) from South America, Tristan da Cunha
is the most remote inhabited island in the world. A part of
the British Overseas Territory, the island is home to
300 people, mostly farmers and craftsmen.
SAAS-FEE, SWITZERLAND
Surrounded by 13 four-thousander mountains (i.e. mountains
that are at least 4,000 metres or 13,000ft above sea level),
Saas-Fee is a little mountain village in Southern Switzerland.
Getting there is not easy as no cars are allowed to enter the
town (they have to be parked in special car parks outside);
only small electric vehicles can be operated on the streets.
MANACAPURU, BRAZIL
Located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Manacapuru is a
remote municipality hidden in the Amazon Rainforest. Lying
about 80 km (50 mi) upstream from Manaus, the state´s capital,
this region has 100,000 inhabitants. Covering an area of over
7,300 sq. km kilometres (2,800 sq. mi), Manacapuru is also a
natural home to some of the most popular aquarium fish.
BOUVET ISLAND, DEPENDENCY OF NORWAY
Found in South Atlantic Ocean, the Bouvet Island is considered
the most remote island in the world. Occupying an area of
just 49 square kilometres (19 sq. mi), the island has no
permanent population and serves occasionally as a scientific
and research base. About 93 percent of the island is
covered by a glacier.
INNAMINCKA , AUSTRALIA
One of a few villages providing access to the extremely
inhospitable Simpson Desert, Innamincka is a tiny settlement
in north-east South Australia. Located hundreds of miles from
the closest towns, the settlement is home to no more than
15 people who constantly struggle with the local unbearably
hot and dry climate. Not to mention the frequent sand storms.
FOULA, SCOTLAND
A part of the Shetland Islands, Foula is one of the most remote
permanently inhabited islands of the UK. With an area of
just 5 square miles (13 square kilometres), the island is home
to only 38 people who mostly make their living by farming,
keeping sheep and also ornithological tourism as
Foula provides natural habitats to numerous bird species.
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