The human habitats are sprawling all across the globe and there are very few places where it is difficult to find people. You travel all across the globe and you will find very few empty places. The rise in populations leads to the problem of overcrowding all over the places. In such a scenario, there are very few places where little or no people living. It is not that these places have not been discovered. They are but there are reasons behind less habitation at these places. Some of these places have harshest of climates which discourages people to start living there.
However, the people who live at these places are actually living there for centuries and they have adjusted themselves to these places. They are actually capable of withstanding these kinds of climates. If you love to go to the isolated places then this list will certainly help you in doing so. It will certainly be a lifetime experience to visit and live at these places.
The town of La Rinconada in Peru is located at the base of a glacier which is three miles above the sea level. The town holds the record of being the highest human habitat. Almost 50,000 people live in the town. The place is very close to the wild west where there is no laws and police in place.
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Longyearbyen town in Norway is known for its strange rules. It is one of the largest northernmost settlements. It has a population of little over a thousand. It is illegal to bury the dead at this place. The permafrost on the ground will not let the dead to decay. Hence, it will consume a lot of area on the ground. It is also not allowed to be homeless in this town. Another strange rule is that nobody is allowed to get out of the town without carrying weapon.
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The town of Adak in Alaska has a little over a two hundred residents. The town has a strange slogan of “where the winds blow and friendships grow”. They came out this slogan to encourage people from moving there but it did not happen. There is no problem with the winds, it gusts up to about 120 miles per hour. But, the reason people avoid living there is because the place was once a US naval base.
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Supai village is located in Arizona. Only almost a little over two hundred people live at this village. It is one of the rarest Indian preservations in America. The only way to get to this place is by helicopter trip or by eight mile hike.
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Palmerston Island is a very small diamond-shaped island in the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of relatively smaller islands which in totality takes a shape of a diamond. Only 62 people live on this island and you can only travel to this island by boat.
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Villa Las Estrellas is a small village located in Chile. The place is more of a research center rather than a home. The island has only two hundred residents and is located only 70 miles away from the coast of Antarctica. It has a very harsh climate.
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There is only one full day, and one full night at the South Pole. Once the sun come out, it stays for six months and rest six months of the year are dark. There is literally no residents but almost two hundred researchers live there. The temperature can reach a low of minus 90 degrees.
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Changtang in Tibet is also known as the roof of the world. It is two and a half miles above the sea level. It is also second largest nature reserves in the world. There are few hundred thousand people live at this place.
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Oymyakon which is located in Russia is the coldest place on earth. The temperatures go down to minus 90 degrees at this place. It was happened in 1930s. The town is located only a few hundred miles away from Arctic Circle. There are about 500 people who live at this place.
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Ittoqqortoormiit is a small and remote settlement in Greenland. There are about 450 people who live there. It is said that the settlement is frozen for almost nine months of the year. The area is also having frightening wildlife as animals like polar bears and humpback whales can be found.
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The Keregulan Islands is also known as the Desolation Islands because of its harsh climates. It is situated at 2,000 miles away from nearest civilization. People live at the Desolation Islands for research purposes. The climate is very harsh.
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Devon Island is located in the Canadian territory and is also known as the largest uninhabited island in the world. The ground at the island is rocky and cold. It is also NASA’s test grounds. Nobody lives at Devon island and the closest civilization is 50 miles away.
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Easter Island is located 2,200 miles off the coast of Chile. The place is known for its interesting architecture known as the Easter Island Head. It is also called that Easter Island is probably the most isolated island as it is very far from civilization.
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There are four volcanic islands which make the Pitcairn Islands. Out of the four island at the Pitcairn Islands, only one is inhabited by humans. Only 50 people live on this island and they are in complete isolation of the world.
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Tristan Da Cunha is the most remote island in the world. It is a small island located in the South Atlantic Ocean. There are only 270 people who live on this remotest island. It is very difficult to visit this island.
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