it’s not uncommon for people to dislike
their neighbors but these places take
isolation to the extreme welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten remote
places to live for this list we’re
looking at those places that are
entirely or almost entirely separated
from society where people actually hang
their hats meaning they have to have a
population of at least one number 10
mattad county Tibet China renowned for
its beauty
maduk also known as metic or Motul
county is considered Tibet’s Lotus holy
land with a population of just over
10,000 until recently it was the only
county in China inaccessible by Road
they first tried building a road over 20
years ago but that lasted only two days
before it was abandoned and sucked up by
landslides floods avalanches and more
the only way in or out was once a long
walk which involved a 200 meter long
suspension bridge and mountainous
Himalayan terrain in 2010 however they
finished construction on a highway that
finally connected Murdock to the rest of
the world number nine the takoto MIT
Greenland Greenland is already fairly
remote to begin with although nothing
compares to this town it Takota meet is
just smaller than Germany in terms of
area but fewer than 500 people live
there this may be because it’s name is
nearly impossible to pronounce and
certainly wouldn’t fit on a driver’s
license however it likely has more to do
with the cold climate and harsh weather
conditions residents make their living
by hunting things like whales and polar
bears during the winter and fishing for
halibut during the summer number eight
McMurdo Station Antarctica McMurdo is
literally at the bottom of the world
home to just over 1,000 and summertime
and about 250 in wintertime
McMurdo Station is served by three
airports and is actually the largest
community in Antarctica surprisingly
scientists and employees living at the
station are able to enjoy several modern
amenities
including television and a frisbee golf
course with temperatures that rarely if
ever go above freezing however it
remains one of the most remote places in
the world number seven
Palmerston Island Cook Islands
Palmerston is home to 62 people a
majority being descendants of William
Marsters the man who settled the island
in 1863 finally plotted on a map in 1969
this island is visited by a supply ship
a couple of times a year but there are
but two telephones and inhabitants have
internet access for just four hours a
day the island has no airport and is
dangerous for bigger boats to reach by C
because it’s situated on a coral reef
the people on Palmerston are extremely
hospitable and generous however and it’s
definitely a great vacation spot if you
can find a way to get there number six
Cape York Peninsula Australia one of the
last remaining wilderness regions on
earth Cape York Peninsula is located in
Far North Queensland in Australia a
popular destination for adventurous
tourists the land is home to less than
20,000 people many of whom are
Aboriginal tribes it can be extremely
difficult to access though due to
hazardous weather conditions and
flooding during monsoon season of course
if you really live on the wild side
getting there should be half the fun
number five amia cone
Sakura Republic Russia we can understand
living in a remote location if it’s
relatively warm and scenic such as in
Australia or a South Pacific island but
in a far-flung spot in Russia this
village has a population of five hundred
of what must be the toughest people on
the planet om yacon holds the record for
the coldest temperature ever recorded in
an area where people are permanently
settled at minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit
or minus 68 degrees Celsius and the town
has never recorded a temperature above
freezing between October 25th and March
17 it is so cold that some birds have
reportedly frozen mid-flight number 4
Supai Arizona USA who would have guessed
that a place in the US would be one of
the most remote locations on earth
while small towns are common across
America Supai is the only one located at
the bottom of the Grand Canyon with just
208 people living there it’s also the
only American location where mules
deliver mail because no roads lead there
but that’s fine because they don’t have
any cars if you want to reach Supai
prepare to ride a mule or helicopter or
attempt the difficult hiking trail the
village is so inaccessible that it was
apparently missed during the 2000 u.s.
census number 3 Pitcairn Island British
overseas territory located in the middle
of the southern pacific ocean Pitcairn
Island part of a grouping of four
volcanic islands called the Pitcairn
Islands is extremely isolated with its
closest neighbors located hundreds of
miles away on either side the islands
still a territory of britain and home to
around 56 people a mix of the
descendants of HMS Bounty mutineers and
the Polynesians who joined them it’s the
least populous national jurisdiction in
the world with people making their
living through farming and fishing
there’s no airstrip on the island and
the only way to get there is via
shipping boat number two alert nunavut
canada located in northern canada in a
territory called Nunavut alert is
considered the northernmost permanently
inhabited place on the entire planet
with up to five people living there
year-round this military installation is
just 500 miles south of the North Pole
with the nearest town located more than
1,000 miles away because it’s situated
at the top of the earth alert gets days
with 24 hours of Darkness during the
winter and 24 hours of light during
summer it does have an airport which is
run by the Canadian Department of
National Defense but due to the harsh
weather conditions it’s not exactly a
hospitable place to live before we set a
course for our number one pick here are
a few honorable mentions
number one tristan da cunha British
overseas territory tristan da cunha
actually refers to an archipelago of
small islands which have a combined
population just above 300 boasting a
beautifully mountainous landscape the
islands have no airport which means they
are only accessible by boat all
inhabitants live in a settlement called
Edinburgh of the seven seas which has
one road the island also only has one
grocery store and food orders must be
placed months in advance because of how
long it takes for cargo ships to get to
the island located in the South Atlantic
Ocean about 1,500 miles away from South
Africa over 2,000 miles away from South
America and 1,200 miles away from the
nearest occupied Island this location is
without a doubt the most remote
inhabited place in the world do you
agree with our list
what remote place would you like to live
for more awesome top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
their neighbors but these places take
isolation to the extreme welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten remote
places to live for this list we’re
looking at those places that are
entirely or almost entirely separated
from society where people actually hang
their hats meaning they have to have a
population of at least one number 10
mattad county Tibet China renowned for
its beauty
maduk also known as metic or Motul
county is considered Tibet’s Lotus holy
land with a population of just over
10,000 until recently it was the only
county in China inaccessible by Road
they first tried building a road over 20
years ago but that lasted only two days
before it was abandoned and sucked up by
landslides floods avalanches and more
the only way in or out was once a long
walk which involved a 200 meter long
suspension bridge and mountainous
Himalayan terrain in 2010 however they
finished construction on a highway that
finally connected Murdock to the rest of
the world number nine the takoto MIT
Greenland Greenland is already fairly
remote to begin with although nothing
compares to this town it Takota meet is
just smaller than Germany in terms of
area but fewer than 500 people live
there this may be because it’s name is
nearly impossible to pronounce and
certainly wouldn’t fit on a driver’s
license however it likely has more to do
with the cold climate and harsh weather
conditions residents make their living
by hunting things like whales and polar
bears during the winter and fishing for
halibut during the summer number eight
McMurdo Station Antarctica McMurdo is
literally at the bottom of the world
home to just over 1,000 and summertime
and about 250 in wintertime
McMurdo Station is served by three
airports and is actually the largest
community in Antarctica surprisingly
scientists and employees living at the
station are able to enjoy several modern
amenities
including television and a frisbee golf
course with temperatures that rarely if
ever go above freezing however it
remains one of the most remote places in
the world number seven
Palmerston Island Cook Islands
Palmerston is home to 62 people a
majority being descendants of William
Marsters the man who settled the island
in 1863 finally plotted on a map in 1969
this island is visited by a supply ship
a couple of times a year but there are
but two telephones and inhabitants have
internet access for just four hours a
day the island has no airport and is
dangerous for bigger boats to reach by C
because it’s situated on a coral reef
the people on Palmerston are extremely
hospitable and generous however and it’s
definitely a great vacation spot if you
can find a way to get there number six
Cape York Peninsula Australia one of the
last remaining wilderness regions on
earth Cape York Peninsula is located in
Far North Queensland in Australia a
popular destination for adventurous
tourists the land is home to less than
20,000 people many of whom are
Aboriginal tribes it can be extremely
difficult to access though due to
hazardous weather conditions and
flooding during monsoon season of course
if you really live on the wild side
getting there should be half the fun
number five amia cone
Sakura Republic Russia we can understand
living in a remote location if it’s
relatively warm and scenic such as in
Australia or a South Pacific island but
in a far-flung spot in Russia this
village has a population of five hundred
of what must be the toughest people on
the planet om yacon holds the record for
the coldest temperature ever recorded in
an area where people are permanently
settled at minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit
or minus 68 degrees Celsius and the town
has never recorded a temperature above
freezing between October 25th and March
17 it is so cold that some birds have
reportedly frozen mid-flight number 4
Supai Arizona USA who would have guessed
that a place in the US would be one of
the most remote locations on earth
while small towns are common across
America Supai is the only one located at
the bottom of the Grand Canyon with just
208 people living there it’s also the
only American location where mules
deliver mail because no roads lead there
but that’s fine because they don’t have
any cars if you want to reach Supai
prepare to ride a mule or helicopter or
attempt the difficult hiking trail the
village is so inaccessible that it was
apparently missed during the 2000 u.s.
census number 3 Pitcairn Island British
overseas territory located in the middle
of the southern pacific ocean Pitcairn
Island part of a grouping of four
volcanic islands called the Pitcairn
Islands is extremely isolated with its
closest neighbors located hundreds of
miles away on either side the islands
still a territory of britain and home to
around 56 people a mix of the
descendants of HMS Bounty mutineers and
the Polynesians who joined them it’s the
least populous national jurisdiction in
the world with people making their
living through farming and fishing
there’s no airstrip on the island and
the only way to get there is via
shipping boat number two alert nunavut
canada located in northern canada in a
territory called Nunavut alert is
considered the northernmost permanently
inhabited place on the entire planet
with up to five people living there
year-round this military installation is
just 500 miles south of the North Pole
with the nearest town located more than
1,000 miles away because it’s situated
at the top of the earth alert gets days
with 24 hours of Darkness during the
winter and 24 hours of light during
summer it does have an airport which is
run by the Canadian Department of
National Defense but due to the harsh
weather conditions it’s not exactly a
hospitable place to live before we set a
course for our number one pick here are
a few honorable mentions
number one tristan da cunha British
overseas territory tristan da cunha
actually refers to an archipelago of
small islands which have a combined
population just above 300 boasting a
beautifully mountainous landscape the
islands have no airport which means they
are only accessible by boat all
inhabitants live in a settlement called
Edinburgh of the seven seas which has
one road the island also only has one
grocery store and food orders must be
placed months in advance because of how
long it takes for cargo ships to get to
the island located in the South Atlantic
Ocean about 1,500 miles away from South
Africa over 2,000 miles away from South
America and 1,200 miles away from the
nearest occupied Island this location is
without a doubt the most remote
inhabited place in the world do you
agree with our list
what remote place would you like to live
for more awesome top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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