Few places on Earth are almost impossible to reach, they are the most remote places in the world. They are located in the middle of hundreds of miles away from other continents or cities. These places are not particular tourist destinations. There are a few other ways to reach this destination: land, air, or sea. One can escape to a tiny island in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles away from the nearest neighbor, or run off to a town in the mountains 15,000 feet above sea level. Let’s discover the most remote places on earth that are rarely visited.
Here are the World’s Most Remote Places on Earth
1. Three Fingers Lookout, Washington
Three Fingers Lookout is a historic fire observation building on one of the summits of Three Fingers Mountain. It is in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Snohomish County, Washington. This place is in the heart of Boulder River Wilderness. It was built in 1933 using dynamite to blast off a section of the rocky peak. This structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The journey to this destination is amazing but quite difficult. The visitors need to hike for six miles through a dense forest and amid subalpine meadows to Tin Pan Gap, where the technical climbing begins. This Three Fingers Lookout is among the list of remote places.
2. Devon Island, Canada
Devon is an island in Canada. It is the largest uninhabited island. This island is in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The place is desolate when NASA designates it for interstellar research. They have tested robots, spacesuits, and vehicles at this place in preparation for a mission to Mars. Devon Island is closer to Greenland than the heart of Canada. The landscape guarantees you solitude.
3. Crescent Lake, China
Crescent Lake is a desert oasis. This place is 2,ooo years old. It is a moon-shaped body of water in the Sahara Gobi Desert fed by natural springs. A small, isolated town sits on the edge of the water. The lake and the surrounding deserts are very famous to tourists. Visitors can enjoy camel and all-terrain vehicle rides. Crescent Lake is one of the few easily accessible remote wonders.
4. Apolima, Samoa
Apolima is the smallest of the four inhabited islands of Samoa, which lies in the central South Pacific Ocean. Not to go with Apolima’s small size, its shape is like an upturned bowl, with breathtaking jungle foliage, surrounded by pristine blue water and cliffs. Visitors can reach this place only by boat ride.
5. Socotra Island, Yemen
Socotra Island or Saqatri is an island off Yemen in the Indian Ocean. Because of its peculiar landscape and oddly shaped foliage, this place is known as the “Alien Island.” This island is home to dragon’s blood trees, looking like flying saucers on the trunks of trees. The adenium socotranum are trees that look like elephants’ legs with pink flowers on top. The unexpected flora and fauna of the island will transport you to another world.
6. Supai, Arizona
Supai is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, in the Grand Canyon. This is a secret corner in Canyon, home to the Havasupai Folk. There folk have inhabited the area since AD 1300, called People of the Blue-Green Water. Supai is accessible only by foot, pack animal, or helicopter. The secret place is perfect for any adventure traveler. Visitors have to hike 12 km from Hualapai Hilltop to the village of Supai with waterfalls in an Eden-like paradise. Supai is filled with thrills and challenges.
7. Oymyakon, Siberia
Oymyakon is a rural locality, located in the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands. It is the coldest inhabited place on earth, where temperatures are -58 degrees on average. This place serves three-hour short days and about 21 hours during the day in June. Over the past years, Oymyakon has decreased significantly in inhabitation and geography. In 2018 the regional headcount was reduced from 2500 to less than 900. Even though this place is constantly frozen it is a permanently populated location.
8. Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
The Avenue of the Baobabs is also known as the Alley of the Baobabs. The oldest baobab trees on the path that connects Belo Tsiribihina and Morondava on the west coast of Madagascar are a sight to behold. As per a legend, the trees look the way they do because when Arab seafarers first visited a bit over 1,000 years ago, they said the devil ripped them out of the ground and put them back upside down, for their canopies resemble roots. There was a forest full of these trees but then people cut them for their needs. Now few trees are striking in their isolation.