Most Isolated Islands
Island↕ | Ocean↕ | Nearest Land (km)↕ | Population↕ | Sovereignty↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouvet Island | South Atlantic | 1,600 | 0 | Norway | Most remote island on Earth, uninhabited glacier-covered volcano |
Tristan da Cunha | South Atlantic | 2,430 | 245 | United Kingdom | Most remote inhabited archipelago, reached only by boat from Cape Town |
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) | South Pacific | 2,075 | 7,750 | Chile | Moai stone statues, Polynesian mystery, nearest neighbor is Pitcairn |
Pitcairn Island | South Pacific | 2,170 | 50 | United Kingdom | Home to descendants of HMS Bounty mutineers |
Kerguelen Islands | Southern Ocean | 3,300 | 45 | France | Desolation Islands, French research base only |
Saint Helena | South Atlantic | 1,950 | 4,400 | United Kingdom | Napoleon's exile and death, now reachable by plane since 2017 |
Socorro Island | Pacific | 600 | 45 | Mexico | Volcanic bird sanctuary, Mexican naval base |
Macquarie Island | Southern Ocean | 1,500 | 20 | Australia | Subantarctic penguin haven, UNESCO World Heritage |
Diego Garcia | Indian | 1,800 | 3,000 | United Kingdom | Chagos Archipelago, joint US-UK military base |
Clipperton Island | Pacific | 1,080 | 0 | France | Uninhabited coral atoll, former guano mining outpost |
Amsterdam Island | Indian | 3,200 | 30 | France | French research station, wild cattle descendants |
Gough Island | South Atlantic | 2,700 | 8 | United Kingdom | UNESCO seabird reserve, weather station only |
Jan Mayen | Arctic | 600 | 18 | Norway | Beerenberg volcano, northernmost active volcano |
South Georgia | South Atlantic | 1,390 | 30 | United Kingdom | Shackleton's grave, king penguin colonies |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Indian | 900 | 600 | Australia | Coral atolls Darwin studied, Malay-speaking community |
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