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Hanga Roa, Chile - Hanga Roa is the main city on Easter Island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This magnificent place is a long way from everything and everyone.

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Hanga Roa, Chile - Easter Island is famous for its stone sculptures, which have been declared a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Bantam Village, Australia - On the other side of the world from the Arctic chill is the paradisaical Bantam Village in the Keeling Islands. The tropical Australian destination is home to some 600 people.

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Mêdog County, Tibet (China) - Even in China, the country with the biggest population in the world, there are still some isolated locations. This autonomous region is in Tibet. In 2010 it was the only Chinese region without road access, but that changed in 2013 when a road was completed.

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Faroe Islands -

These islands are found between Norway and Iceland. The Faroe Islands is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, self-governed since 1948.

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Faroe Islands - These islands have some incredible views, and are known for having more sheep than people.

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Cape York Peninsula, Australia - This one is located in Queensland in Cape York. Though it is very isolated, it is rich in vegetation, with many different species of animals and around 18,000 inhabitants.

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Svalbard, Norway - This Norwegian territory is situated in the Arctic Ocean. It covers an area of 61,000 sq km (23,000 sq miles) and is populated by around 2,000 people.

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Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territory - This archipelago is located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, and is a British Overseas Territory.

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Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territory - The residents mostly subsist on agriculture.

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Laura, Marshall Islands -

Laura is a small town in the Marshall Islands, an archipelago situated in the Pacific Ocean. It's a great place to spend your holidays and avoid the crowds. It is very sparsely populated. 

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Kerguelen Islands, French Antarctica -

These islands are in the far south of the Indian Ocean. They are 3,300 km (2,250 miles) away from the nearest islands. 

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Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - This little volcanic archipelago is located to the south of Iceland. It has 14 islands and 30 islets, and is home to around 4,000 people. It is a secluded location that boasts incredible natural beauty.

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Iqaluit, Canada - This city is very difficult to reach as it is not connected to any highways. 

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Foula, Scotland - This little island in Scotland is home to a small agricultural community. It is the natural habitat of multiple different species of bird.

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Bouvet Island, Norway - It is considered to be the largest uninhabited island in the world.

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Adak, USA - The island of Adak is in the state of Alaska, in the most western zone of the United States.

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Coober Pedy, Australia -

This city is in the middle of the desert, 850 km (528 miles) from the city of Adelaide in Australia. It has a little more than 1,000 inhabitants. 

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Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland - This place in Greenland is one of the coldest in the world. Though it is stunning, it is rarely visited due to its seclusion.

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Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland - Can you imagine what it would be like to live surrounded by snow and ice?

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Supai, USA - Located in the state of Arizona, in the US, it is one of the most isolated cities in the country. There are no roads, and the only way to get there is by helicopter.

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Saas-Fee, Switzerland - This little village in Switzerland is surrounded by mountains, which makes it very difficult to get to, even more so because cars are banned.

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La Rinconada, Peru - It's considered to be the highest city in the world. It is located in Peru, at an altitude of 5,100 meters. It is incredibly difficult to climb these frozen mountains.

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Oymyakon, Russia - This isolated Russian village has just 500 inhabitants. It holds the record for the coldest temperatures on the planet, making it very difficult to live there.

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Skeleton Coast, Namibia - Located in the northern part of the Atlantic coast of Namibia, this place owes its name to the whale and seal bones that once littered the shore as a result of the whaling industry.

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Munnar, India - The town of Munnar is in the south of India, a long way from any other city. It is a paradise tucked away between the mountains.

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McMurdo Station, Antarctica - This isolated station is in the middle of Antarctica, and is the largest scientific research base on the continent.

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McMurdo Station, Antarctica - This is one of the coldest places in the world, which makes it a very difficult location to live in the winter, in addition to being very far away from anything else.

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Manacapuru, Brazil -

This place is in the Amazon in Brazil, and has some incredible scenery. It is in the middle of the rain forest.

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