15 untouched corners of the Earth

The mystery of Easter Island and the Moai statues that inhabit it is a fascinating tale.

Discovering the most remote places on Earth. Picture: Pascal Subtil Source: Flickr

DISCOVERING somewhere so remote and so removed from modern society is becoming harder and harder to do. But travel site Distractify has found some places around the world still relatively untouched by tourism, sitting breathtakingly beautiful and unspoilt by human touch. This is where you'll want to go to literally get away from it all.

Oymyakon, Siberia

The coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world, the ground in Oymyakon is permanently frozen. Sitting close to the North Pole, its average temperature in January is minus 50C. Home to about 500 people, vegetation finds it hard to survive meaning its residents live off reindeer and horse meat.

Imagine a ground that never thawed out. Picture: Maarten Takens. Source: Flickr

Deception Island, Antarctica

The horse-shoe shaped island of Deception is now an abandoned site of Antarctic bases for Russian and British expeditions. Lying inside a volcano, it is home to tens of thousands of chinstrap penguins.

Chinstrap penguins have overtaken the island. Picture: Ravas51. Source: Flickr

North Sentinel Island

Lying in the Bay of Bengal, North Sentinel Island is home to the indigenous Sentinelese people. Largely covered by forest, this group reject any contact with the outside world and are one of the last to remain virtually untouched by modern civilisation.

The Sentinelese don't want anything to do with the outside world. Source: AP

Alert, Nunavut, Canada

With a permanent population of zero, Alert is the northernmost uninhabited place on Earth. Just military and scientific personnel visit the area to conduct weather and intelligence operations.

Quick weather check then you leave. Picture: US Embassy Canada. Source: Flickr

Kerguelen Islands, South Indian Ocean

Also known as the Desolation Islands, they are some of the most isolated places on Earth. More than 3000 kilometres from the nearest populated place, the only inhabitants are about 45 to 100 French scientists, engineers and researchers.

The locals don't want you on their turf. Source: Supplied

Pitcairn Islands

A group of four volcanic islands in the South Pacific, the islands are inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers. Its population of 56 people can be found on the main island.

The tight population of Pitcairn Islands. Source: News Limited

Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

The most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, Tristan da Cunha is a group of volcanic islands near South Africa. Getting there is incredibly hard meaning it is sure to remain relatively untouched forever.

Difficult access makes Tristan da Cunha forever untouched. Picture: brian.gratwicke. Source: Flickr

Easter Island, Chile

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Easter Island is famous for its Moai statues. Mystery remains as to how the more than 800 stone statues made their way onto the island without the aid of modern machinery.

The world's biggest mystery. Picture: David Berkowitz. Source: Flickr

Socotra Island, Yemen

Home to about 800 rare species of flora and fauna, around a third of which are found nowhere else on the planet, Socotra Island is known for its alien like appearance with wide sandy beaches, limestone caves and towering mountains.

Known for its weird shaped trees. Picture: Rod Waddington. Source: Flickr

Supai, Arizona

The only place in the United States where mail is still delivered by mules, getting to Supai is incredibly difficult. Its 208 residents must either take a helicopter or hike along the Havasupai Trail.

So remote only a chopper can fly you in. Source: Supplied

South Keeling Islands, Australia

Important because of their proximity to the Indian Ocean and South China Sea shipping lanes, the South Keeling Islands are an atoll made up of 24 islets. Its population of 600 are a mix of Europeans and Malays.

Locals want these waters to remain their little secret. Source: News Limited

Macquarie Island

Lying halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica, the island is home to the entire Royal Penguin population on Earth during their annual nesting season.

Royal Penguins have made this island their home. Source: Supplied

Rapa Iti, French Polynesia

Known as 'Little Rapa', it has become an important bird area thanks to its significant population of migratory bird species.

Little Rapa has become a bird sanctuary. Picture: Travelwayoflife. Source: Flickr

Changtang, Tibet

Part of the Tibetan plateau, it is populated by the nomadic Changpa people. With vast highlands and giant lakes, it is largely made up of protected nature reserves including the Changtang Nature Reserve, the world's second largest nature reserve.

The incredibly remote Changtang. Picture: Engymatic-halycon. Source: Flickr

Siberian Taiga

The Taiga ecoregion in the largest biome in the world. Spanning over 3.8 million square kilometres, the Siberian Taiga is remarkably biodiverse, with over 2,300 species of plants surviving in its harsh growing conditions.

The incredibly beautiful Taiga. Picture: reassaure. Source: Flickr

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