1. Bouvet Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean
When your closest neighbor, Antarctica, is 1,000 miles away, you know you’re about as far from civilization as you can get. Bouvet is the unequivocal world’s most remote island. No one lives there, and for good reason: the island is almost entirely covered by a glacier.
2. Pitcairn Islands, Southern Pacific Ocean
Not only is Pitcairn the most remote inhabited jurisdiction in the world, it’s also the smallest — with a population of a whopping 48 people. Most of the island’s residents trace their lineage to Bounty Mutineers and Tahitians that accompanied them. With resources in such short supply, the residents are very used to bartering and sharing with their fellow Pitcairners. All Pitcairners between 16 and 65 are required to help maintain the tiny island. It’s suffice to say life on Pitcairn is much different than most of us are used to
3. Nauru, South Pacific
Many tiny inhabited islands are territories of larger countries — but not Nauru. This independent nation, population 9,378, is located about 300 miles from its closest neighbor, Kiribati. Unfortunately, mining has devastated the tiny country’s environment and economy. The unemployment rate is somewhere around 90%. But that’s not the only bad circumstances in Nauru. The country is under severe threat from global warming, and has the highest rates of obesity and Type II Diabetes in the world.
4. Saint Helena, Southern Atlantic Ocean
Saint Helena is one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands — which made it a perfect location for Napoleon’s final exile. People came in 1502, and today the population number is around 4,200. The island can only be reached by ship, but an airport is in the works for 2016.
5. Tristan de Cunha, Southern Atlantic Ocean
With a population numbering around 275, Tristan de Cunha is one of the most isolated inhabited islands on earth. It’s so isolated, in fact, that the island has only had television for 10 years! Tracing their roots to 15 emigres from Europe and the United States, the island’s people share only seven last names. All of the families are farmers, and most workers also work for the local government or the lobster factory. Like St. Helena, Tristan de Cunha can only be reached by ship.
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