DISTANT PLACES IN THE WORLD

COOBER PEDDY, AUSTRALIA

Hidden in a desert in South Australia, some 850 kilometres

(530 mi) from Adelaide, Coober Peddy is a little town of

about 1,700 inhabitants. Despite its small size and extreme

remoteness, the town is known in Australia and many

other countries as it is the largest opal mining area in

the world. The town is also famous for its below-ground

residences, called “dugouts”, where the locals stay

during the scorching daytime heat.

HANGA ROA, EASTER ISLAND

Hanga Roa is the main town and harbour of the Chilean

province Easter Island. The town´s population of about

3,300 represents 87% of the population of the entire island.

Located between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and 

Rano Kau, the town also features Mataveri International

Airport, the world´s most remote airport.

TRISTAN DA CUNHA, BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY

Situated in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 2,400 km (1,500 mi)

from Saint Helena, 2,800 km (1,750 mi) from South Africa and

3,360 km (2,090 mi) from South America, Tristan da Cunha

is the most remote inhabited island in the world. A part of

the British Overseas Territory, the island is home to

300 people, mostly farmers and craftsmen.

SAAS-FEE, SWITZERLAND

Surrounded by 13 four-thousander mountains (i.e. mountains

that are at least 4,000 metres or 13,000ft above sea level),

Saas-Fee is a little mountain village in Southern Switzerland. 

Getting there is not easy as no cars are allowed to enter the

town (they have to be parked in special car parks outside);

only small electric vehicles can be operated on the streets.

MANACAPURU, BRAZIL

Located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Manacapuru is a

remote municipality hidden in the Amazon Rainforest. Lying

about 80 km (50 mi) upstream from Manaus, the state´s capital,

this region has 100,000 inhabitants. Covering an area of over

7,300 sq. km kilometres (2,800 sq. mi), Manacapuru is also a

natural home to some of the most popular aquarium fish.

BOUVET ISLAND, DEPENDENCY OF NORWAY

Found in South Atlantic Ocean, the Bouvet Island is considered

the most remote island in the world. Occupying an area of

just 49 square kilometres (19 sq. mi), the island has no

permanent population and serves occasionally as a scientific

and research base. About 93 percent of the island is

covered by a glacier.

INNAMINCKA , AUSTRALIA

One of a few villages providing access to the extremely

inhospitable Simpson Desert, Innamincka is a tiny settlement

in north-east South Australia. Located hundreds of miles from

the closest towns, the settlement is home to no more than

15 people who constantly struggle with the local unbearably

hot and dry climate. Not to mention the frequent sand storms.

FOULA, SCOTLAND

A part of the Shetland Islands, Foula is one of the most remote

permanently inhabited islands of the UK. With an area of

just 5 square miles (13 square kilometres), the island is home

to only 38 people who mostly make their living by farming,

keeping sheep and also ornithological tourism as

Foula provides natural habitats to numerous bird species.