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.
1The glacier town of La Rinconada, Peru
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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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2Longyearbyen, Norway
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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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3Adak, Alaska
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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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