The Most Remote Places On Earth Did you know that about 10
percent of the Earth is more than 48 hours away (by way of land
travel) from the nearest city? Take that to “Jeopardy.” With
roads, airplanes, satellites, and whatever else is out there
taking pictures and measurements along the way, the true sense
of remoteness is almost nonexistent. Recently, I even posted on
an island only accessible by a 30-hour boat ride. Even
remoteness can be subjective, though. Is it inaccessibility,
isolation, both? This article, from howstuffworks.com, lists a
point in northern China (Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility) as
the farthest from any ocean, at 1,553 miles. And the farther
from any land? Point Nemo, found in the South Pacific, is a full
1,553 miles from any mainland surface. If visiting the most
isolated people in the world interests you, head to Tristan da
Cunha (the population is only 270 and it’s nearly 3,000
kilometers from South Africa, its closest mainland). It was once
an important maritime stop to the Cape of