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- muxaulo, on 04/20/2009, -1/+26here is map: http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/mg2 ...
- MushinVin, on 04/20/2009, -1/+23Gonna have to go with Antarctica on this one.
- inactive, on 04/20/2009, -1/+20Wow the infection has really spread.
- billricardi, on 04/20/2009, -1/+18Answer: You see that massive black hole in the middle of Greenland? Yeah, that's the one. I'm gonna say there. Although I happen to know that snowmobile survivalists do roam that area for 'fun', you still won't get too many visits given the sheer vast emptiness.
- MrInfallible, on 04/20/2009, -1/+17Tristan da Cunha is rather remote and has no airport.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a ... - tpmidd, on 04/20/2009, -0/+13For more fun facts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_the ... - norman619, on 04/20/2009, -0/+12The ocean bottom is the most remote location on Earth. We can't reach the bottom. We have to send robot subs there.
- Narcism, on 04/20/2009, -2/+13I was going to guess Greeland. Boy am I right. Although there's a distinct lack of poles.
- dtele, on 04/20/2009, -1/+11I know that Perth in Australia is the remotest major city in the world
- AkronGuy, on 04/20/2009, -1/+10Actually, the article specifically states the Tibetan plateau located at 34.7°N, 85.7°E as the most remote place on earth (by land or water). Taking all the different variables into account, it’s easy to see this. I zoomed in on the region using Google earth and there really is no easy way to traverse the area and would take weeks to get out. And like you said, the middle of Greenland has snowmobiles that can just zip around the place. Granted it’ll take a while because it’s so large, it’s still no match for the Tibetan plateau.
- dacunni1, on 04/20/2009, -2/+10My coffee table... man that thing is covered with remotes.
- fieryseraph, on 04/20/2009, -0/+8Ill be adding that map to my zombie apocalypse survival kit. Thanks newscientist. :-)
- yuanzhoulu, on 04/20/2009, -0/+7yeah, i'll attest to the Tibetan plateau one. i've been there (in winter), and with icy, gravel mountain roads full of pits and bumps it's damn near impossible to drive at more than 5 km/h safely. if a snow storm comes, forget it, you're not travelling for the next 2-3 days. if an avalanche hits a road, you'll be blocked until the next truck can come, which may be days (you'll probably turn back, report it, informing people along the way, and wait till police have taken care of it). if your vehicle breaks, good luck. and that's *just* the roads. now add to that all the places that aren't accessible by road...
and no, you can't snowmobile on the Tibetan plateau. not with precarious narrow mountainside roads with 500-meter gorges on one side and sharp rocky walls on the other.
oh, and ... yeah, Mt. Everest extends from the Tibetan plateau too.
however, though, i'd still say i'm more comfortable travelling in the Tibetan plateau than Greenland, because despite the remoteness and difficulty and time, unlike Greenland's central regions, there *actually* are people who brave it up and live on the Tibetan plateau, which means food, water, spotty cellphone reception and other things are available. - Jon211, on 04/20/2009, -0/+7Yes it does:
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/small-world/2 - mohrt, on 04/20/2009, -0/+7It does, you have to view the map and click on it.
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/small-world/2 - Harabeck, on 04/20/2009, -0/+6Wow, how did they get Madagascar??
- mickstephenson, on 04/20/2009, -0/+6@norman619 - It's in the second page of the gallery http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/small-world/2
The problem with this study though is that it rules out air travel, in a helicopter Tibet is far more accessible than many other places. If you include air travel the most remote places are those which you can't land a plane and the range is too far for a helicopter. I think if air travel is considered you're looking at Tristan de Cuhna.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha - ToolArmy, on 04/20/2009, -1/+6Atlantis
- wendeldiggs, on 04/20/2009, -0/+5Again: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remotest
Inflected form. It's there for your convenience. Feel free to use it at any time. - jman82s, on 04/20/2009, -0/+5Was Antarctica wiped off the face of the Earth while I was sleeping?!
???
O_o - rebrad, on 04/20/2009, -0/+5OK, where is Antarctica on the map?
- Napiertt, on 04/20/2009, -0/+5Yeah, the got it coloured as two or three days. I'd love to spend a month there!
- shaelen, on 04/20/2009, -0/+5Both the http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ and http://www.dictionary.com confirm that "remotest" is just fine.
- BlackOculus, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4I have to agree with shaelen, but I'm going to still digg you up because most remote sounds gooder.
- hansrodtang, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4Looking at that map I realize how few truly remote locations there are left on Earth.
- petejk, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4Tibetan plateau (34.7°N, 85.7°E).
- Krissam, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4That's what she said.... and yes, i got scared.
- Xsecrets, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4though according to the way they calculate it still wouldn't be the most remote because with a good boat you could be to a city with population of 50,000 in well under a week from anywhere in the oceans.
- Phych, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4The remotest place differs for each person. For example, the remotest place for a Digger is a woman.
- inigomntoya, on 04/20/2009, -0/+4What friends... :(
- DrSnugglebunny, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3I liked it better when it was a big world. Significant shrinkage, like a frightened turtle.
- wendeldiggs, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3Remotest: inflected form. It's there for your convenience. Feel free to use it at any time.
- cogit0, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3It's interesting to note the different ecosystems of substantial and noticeable size that end up being isolated:
Amazon basin - tropical rainforest
Greenland, Siberia - tundra
himalayas, patagonia - high altitude mountains
Sahara, Gobi, Australia - desert
A lot of variety among the most isolated places of the globe! - loopyloopy, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3coming from the southern hemisphere i was surprised at how remote most of Canada is.
- Sachnussen, on 04/21/2009, -0/+3...and a blue plastic bag in a tree
- WibWobble, on 04/20/2009, -1/+4Before opening the article, I thought Hawaii.
<blushes> - phylum, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3probably still find an old rusty can of "coca cola",laying in the dirt no matter where you are.
- mrogi, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3"My brain is the remotest place on Earth" _ paris hilton
- nullcodes, on 04/20/2009, -1/+4Distance to nearest citiy of 50,000? Wait so you can be somewhere surrounding by cities of 49,999 every mile all the way to Timbuktu (literally), and you can be considered by those guys as living in the remotest place on Earth?
- norman619, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3DeFex: Then do your part for the planet. We all promise to follow suit. We just need you to lead the way.
- utdfan7, on 04/20/2009, -1/+4Actually, if they tell you that the correct answer is somewhere in Tibet. Nice try though.
- Napiertt, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3Yeah, probably too small to show up on the map
- serif69, on 04/20/2009, -0/+3I WAS IN THE POOL!
- Sachnussen, on 04/21/2009, -0/+2Most remote inhabited place is probably Pitcairn... or maybe Tristan da Cunha as above
- karan1003, on 04/21/2009, -0/+2i would love to see that map done for five years back. Think it would have been much different.
- dancecmdr, on 04/20/2009, -0/+2Though they aren't on the map, I'd assume the remotest places on earth would be the various stations near the south pole. You can't even get there during most of the year.
- Shados, on 04/20/2009, -0/+2Happened to me too. >_>
- GoldenPearl, on 04/20/2009, -0/+2Butt gooder isnt a word eather!
- Sachnussen, on 04/21/2009, -0/+2certainly one of the emptiest.
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