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The most remote inhabited place on Earth
jmnatividad03
Added: 2009-09-24 11:17:41 in Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom
Are you the kind of tourist who likes his destinations remote and secluded? If so, you'll love a sojourn in Tristan da Cunha, considered as the most remote inhabited place on the planet. A British territory, it is found near South America's Cape of Good Hope, and lies 2, 816 kilometers from the nearest dry land!
It is also populated by only 270 people, and gets contact with the outside world once a year through a British mail ship. In fact, it is so remote that all of its inhabitants share exactly eight surnames, which gives you an idea of how few people from other places actually go there.