Most Remote Inhabited Places
Most Remote Inhabited Places is a structured travel dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Place, Country, Population. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Place, Country, Population, Nearest Land (km), Access, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Population range
- 35 to 60,000
- Across 16 preview rows
- Nearest Land (km) range
- 13 to 3,500
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Place, Country, and Population across travel entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Place↕ | Country↕ | Population↕ | Nearest Land (km)↕ | Access↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan da Cunha | United Kingdom | 240 | 2,400 | 6-day boat from Cape Town, no airstrip | Most remote inhabited archipelago, volcanic island, one village Edinburgh of the Seven Seas |
| Pitcairn Island | United Kingdom | 40 | 2,100 | 32-hour supply ship from Mangareva | Home of HMS Bounty mutineers descendants, recruiting new residents |
| Easter Island | Chile | 7,750 | 2,075 | LATAM flight from Santiago (5.5 hours) | Moai statues, Rapa Nui culture, most isolated inhabited island with airport |
| McMurdo Station | Antarctica (USA) | 1,000 | 3,500 | Air Force LC-130 from Christchurch | Largest Antarctic research base, summer-only for most, dark winters |
| Longyearbyen | Norway | 2,500 | 650 | Flights from Oslo and Tromso | World's northernmost town, polar bears outside city, Global Seed Vault |
| Ittoqqortoormiit | Greenland | 345 | 800 | Weekly flight plus helicopter | East Greenland, frozen sea 9 months a year, Arctic wildlife |
| Alert | Canada | 60 | 817 | Canadian Forces flights only | Northernmost permanently inhabited place, 817km from North Pole |
| Adamstown | United Kingdom | 40 | 500 | Longboat landing only | Pitcairn's only settlement, capital of smallest jurisdiction on Earth |
| Oymyakon | Russia | 500 | 920 | 2-day drive from Yakutsk | Coldest inhabited place, minus 67.7C record, permafrost graves |
| Supai | United States | 208 | 13 | 8-mile mule or helicopter only | Havasupai Reservation bottom of Grand Canyon, mail by mule |
| Motuo | China | 10,000 | 117 | Road since 2013 only | Last Tibetan county to get a road, Himalayan jungle |
| Socotra | Yemen | 60,000 | 240 | Charter flights via Abu Dhabi | UNESCO biosphere, dragon blood trees, endemic species |
| Nome | United States | 3,500 | 870 | Daily Alaska Airlines flights | No roads connecting to US grid, Iditarod finish line, Gold Rush town |
| Saint Helena | United Kingdom | 4,439 | 1,950 | Weekly flight from Johannesburg since 2017 | Napoleon's exile island, South Atlantic volcanic rock |
| Tetiaroa | French Polynesia | 35 | 53 | Private charter from Tahiti | Marlon Brando's atoll, now The Brando eco resort |
| Kerguelen Islands | France | 45 | 3,300 | Marion Dufresne supply ship, 4 times a year | French sub-Antarctic research, Desolation Islands, no permanent residents |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Most Remote Inhabited Places organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 16 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 16 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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