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Deception Island, Antarctica





The now quite thoroughly abandoned site of Antarctic bases for Russian and British expeditions, Deception Island lies inside a volcano, making it a prime spot to study geothermal activity (for the handful of Argentinian and Spanish researchers who live there). The island sees the occasional tourist on the lookout for Chinstrap penguins, and those looking for the ability to dig themselves a volcanic bath in the sand virtually anywhere they feel like it.

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North Sentinel Island



In the Bay of Bengal, North Sentinel Island is the real-life version of those remote islands from the movies. Y’know, the ones where the adventurers come ashore and are instantly met by spear-toting warrior-tribesmen? The dozen or so reported cases of contact with the Sentinelese (most recently in 2004, when two fishermen were killed having washed up there) suggest that it’s exactly that. So, if you’re trying to leave a life of laptop luxury behind, it’s probably the best place you can go provided you can convince the Sentinelese to take you in.

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Alert, Nunavut, Canada

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Kerguelen Islands, South Indian Ocean



Also known as the Desolation Islands, the Kerguelen Islands rank as one of the most isolated places in the world. The total population of the 2,786 square miles of island fluctuates between 70-110 people, so it’s really easy not to bump into another person if you don’t want to.

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Gangkhar Puensum Mountain, Bhutan



A remote mountain (or triplet of mountains, actually) on the border between Bhutan and Tibet, Gangkhar Puensum is the highest point in Bhutan, and possibly the tallest mountain never summitted on the planet. Failed expedition after failed expedition went after the peak, and ultimately mountaineering in the region became completely forbidden. Few bother to make the trip to the mountain any more, making it a great place to ditch people all together.

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Pitcairn Islands

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Foula, Scotland



Possibly the most remote of Great Britain’s inhabited islands, Foula (or “Bird Island” as it translates from old Norse) seems to have been inhabited for over 5000 years, which is impressive given it’s current population is about 38 people. It’s isolation meant that Foula was one of the last places in the world where the Norn language (a derivative of Old Norse) was actually spoken, well into the 19th century.

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St. Kilda, Scotland





Though St. Kilda may have had a standing population of up to 180 residents for over 2000 years, it has had no permanent residents since 1930. To get an idea of how historically isolated St. Kilda has been, anecdotes say that islanders would communicate with the rest of the world one of two ways: By climbing to the highest point on the island and lighting a bonfire, or by placing messages into tiny carved boats and sending them out to sea.

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Macquarie Island, Australia



Situated between New Zealand and Australia, Macquarie Island is home to two key things: between 20-40 people, and the entire Royal Penguin population during nesting season. All of the Royal Penguins. On Earth. In one place.

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'58 Ferrari sells for $8.8M at Scottsdale auction

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Caught  in a housefire, this mother and her pups were saved by this wonderful firefighter. A photographer spotted the firefighter resting after his last trip inside the burning house, while the mother dog approached him. The photographer picked up their camera just in time to capture this beautiful shot.

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