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This is a list of the most isolated islands and archipelagos on Earth in terms of distance to another landmass. Many of these islands are of volcanic origin via tectonic plates such as Bouvet Island while others appear from hotspots such as the Azores which was created by the Azores hotspot. This list includes islands that are more than 500 ...
Tristan da Cunha (/ ˌ t r ɪ s t ən d ə ˈ k uː n (j) ə /), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa, 2,437 kilometres (1,514 mi) from Saint Helena, 3,949 kilometres (2,454 mi) from Mar del Plata [6] in ...
Bouvet Island. Bouvet Island (/ ˈbuːveɪ / BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya[3] [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ]) [4] is an uninhabited island and dependency of Norway. It is a protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is the world's most remote island.
Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the most isolated inhabited archipelago on the planet, meaning it is located at the greatest distance to civilization ...
Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. [76] Its closest inhabited neighbour is Pitcairn Island, 1,931 km (1,200 mi) to the west, with approximately 50 inhabitants. [77] The nearest continental point lies in central Chile near Concepción, at 3,512 kilometres (2,182 mi).
Caroline Island is among the most remote islands on Earth. [72] It is 230 km (140 mi) from the closest land at Flint Island , and 5,100 km (3,200 mi) from the nearest continental land in North America.
Socotra is the most isolated island in the world and lies 200 miles southeast off the coast of Yemen. What makes Socotra so different is the rare plants that can not be found anywhere else on earth.
Cruise to St. Matthew Island: $7,000. Tucked in the central Bering Sea more than 120 miles from the nearest land, St. Matthew Island is the most isolated location in Alaska and far from human ...