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Tristan da Cunha Island |
Only 50% of the Earth’s surface is inhabited. Many regions are completely isolated from the outside world, with the furthest being the volcanic island in the South Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha.
4% of the Earth’s area is too arid, too cold, too hot, too mountainous, or too densely forested to support a large population. Antarctica is the least populated continent in the world: No one can live here permanently. The area with the lowest population density in the world is Greenland.
The most remote land is Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic, which belongs to Norway and is uninhabited. The nearest land is the coast of Antarctica, which is also 1,700 km away and uninhabited.
The most remote inhabited area is Tristan da Cunha Island, which covers an area of 98 km2 and has a population of only 350 people. The closest inhabited island is Saint Helena, located 2,120 km away. In 1961, the residents of Tristan da Cunha had to relocate due to volcanic threats. By 1963, they returned to their homeland.
