Are you a victim of having terrible neighbours?
Do your neighbours, annoy you in any way?
Are you tired of seeing old man Johnson across the street fetch his paper in his tiny robe?
WELL if you answered yes to any of these, then maybe living in a small isolated community
is right for you
Hey, what’s up everyone, and welcome back to most amazing top ten.
I am your host lindsay Ivan and well today we are going to be discussing the top 10 most
isolated communities at the end of the earth.
Starting off at number 10 we have Palmerston Island in New Zealand.
This island has a total of 62 residents, and they are all from the same blood line.
This island is so isolated that there are no shops, banks or markets.
In order to get supplies a ship will bring deliveries, however only a couple of times
per year.
In order to get by during the period between shipments they can trade between islanders.
Now, this island doesnt have a proper water filtration system, instead they live off drinking
rain water that they collect.
For food, they live off of fish and coconuts which can be found on the island.
On top of it all, they only have 2 toilets, which are located on the main street.
I can barely share a bathroom with my 4 other family members..
I can’t imagine having only 2 bathrooms for 62 people.
This island does indeed have electricity, however it is only available for 6 hours each
day.
If you wish to take a trip here, there are no hotels, but the residents will happily
open their homes for you to share.
Coming in with number 9 we have Centralia PA.
Centralia in Pennsylvania is known as a ghost town with only 7 residents.
Now Centralia was once a populated town, however, after a coal fire ignited underground, a lot
of the residents left due to unsafe living conditions.
This fire has been burning for almost 50 years and is said to continue on for another 200.
As a result of this fire, there have been lots of sink holes forming, smoke that can
be seen being released from underground, and toxic gas has also filled some resident’s
basements.
However, there are still 7 residents that are happy living in their town, and refuse
to move.
They claim that they part of the town that they live is not affected by this fire.
In some parts of the town that are affected however, it is said that the ground beneath
them have reached up to 900 degrees fahrenheit, which is about 400 degrees celsius for us
canadians.
Now the US government is trying to erase any history of this city.
They took away any signs directing people to this town, removed the towns zip code,
and forced most of the residents out.
However, Centralia does still get a couple of visitors, mainly some kids on Halloween
who want a good scare, or people intrigued by this ghost town.
For our eighth spot we have the Socotra (so-co-tra) Island in Yemen.
First off whenever I hear Yemen I think of Friends, when Chandler pretends to go to Yemen
to get rid of Janice, am I the only one?..
Editors can you please put in a short clip of that.
Hopefully you got that reference, but anyways Socotra (so-co-tra) Island has about 50 thousand
people living there.
This island is so isolated that there are plants and species there that aren't found
anywhere else.
In fact there are 800 rare species of plants and animals.
Also, this island is rumoured to be the location of the garden of eden.
On top of that many of the women that live there have a DNA haplogroup that is unique
to them.
Basically a Haplogroup tells you about your origin of your ancestors.
And there DNA Haplogroup is found in no other humans in the rest of the world.
In 7th place we have Tristan Da Cunha Island
Tristan Da Cunha Island is known as the world’s most remote populated island.
This island is located in the middle of the South Atlantic Island with an active volcano
right in the centre of it.
There are only 9 trips to get to and from this island per year.
There are about 258 people who currently reside on this island, and out of those individuals
there are only 9 different last names.
These residents speak english, however they have a dialect that is unique to the island.
It is a mixture of scottish, south african, american, irish, and italian.
Wow thats alot.
To get to this island it will be a 6 day boat ride from south africa, so if you get sea
sick, uhmm ya I dont think this would be the vacation for you.
On this island they do have a hospital, grocery store, and dental treatment, however there
is no electricity.
In our 6th spot we have Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland.
There is no chance I will be able to pronounce that.
I don’t want to butcher the name so let’s just show how its spelt on the screen.
There ya go, that place in greenland.
Now the one thing that might just be harder than saying its name is actually living there.
Now this city is home to 450 residents, all of inuit descent.
9 months of the year the ocean that surrounds them is completely frozen, in which travel
to and from is limited.
You must then dogsled, hike, or snowmobile to get there.
In the warmer months boats can travel there and bring deliveries.
This town has one grocery store, one pub and a couple of convenience stores.
The residents of this town’s main income are from arctic tours or safaris that they
provide for tourists.
Now if you do plan on visiting here, they do have electricity, central heating and wifi
at their local recreation centre.
And fun fact… they also can order parcels from amazon, that arrive on a charter plane
every two months.
We have now reached our halfway mark with the Supai Village.
This village is the most isolated village in the united states, with a population of
208 individuals.
The Supai village is actually a side branch of the Grand canyon located in a 3 thousand
foot deep hole.
It is the home of the Havasupai Tribe that have been living there for the past 800 years.
In fact, they have been given the name, the people of the green blue waters, which refers
to the four waterfalls that are located in their village.
There is limited means of transportation to get to this village, since there are no roads
connecting there.
In order to get there you can helicopter in or you can either hike an 8 mile trail or
hitch a ride on a mule.
This village is so remote that the nearest food, water, and gas supply is over 60 miles
away, and they only have one school.
Also, there mail is delivered by mule.
At number 4 we have la rinconada in Peru.
La rinconada is the highest point in the world, with human habitation.
Due to the high altitudes people often experience extreme sickness, headaches, nausea, shortness
of breath and even death.
There are a total of 50,000 people living there, with the main reason being the hope
to become rich through mining.
However, there mining system is a complete scam.
Basically everyday they are not paid at all for mining, but on the last day of each month
they can keep whatever they find.
No one has yet been successful.
Additionally, this town has no proper sanitation or plumbing system.
This means that their sewage runs right down the middle of the street.
On top of that, there is no garbage disposal system so people just bury there trash in
the ground or leave it at the side of the road.
This has led to a horrible smell that plagues the city.
On top of it all there is no hospital, and people have often died from mercury poison
from the soil and lake being contaminated.
In 3rd place we have the town of Oymyakon (oy my kin) in Russia.
Now this town is the coldest inhabited place, with their typical temperature being negative
58 degrees fahrenheit which is negative 50 degrees celsius…. and I thought canadian
winters were bad..
I feel like I have no excuse to complain now.
This town is so cold that their name literally translates into pole of cold.
On top of that, their ground is permanently frozen, restricting any farming or growing
of crops.
This restricts them to mainly eating raw frozen fish or meat.
Furthermore, they cant have a plumping system because any pipes with water in it will freeze.
Therefore they can only use outhouses.
In addition, cars tend to die because of this extreme cold so they often leave their cars
continuously running if they are outside, or they need to be in a heated garage.
This town has a population of 500 people, who I guess have no feeling in their body.
On top of this freezing cold weather, the town has 21 hours of darkness a day!
Making our way down our list to number 2 we have Coober Pedy (pea-dee) in Australia
Coober Pedy (pea-dee) is an underground town in Australia with 2 thousand 5 hundred permanent
residents.
Australia is known for their extreme heat, as a result, back in the day, miners would
continue to remain underground to try and escape the heat.
This eventually led to them building permanent homes underground.
This town has water, electricity, hospitals, and law and order.
The government..
Not the show..
Well maybe the show too..
Who knows.
Anyways there are even churches, bookstores, and bars all underground.
When you are above ground there are signs warning people of the unmarked holes so you
dont just fall through someones chimney and into their living room.
Like imagine that.
You just walking around, minding your own business when you fall through into someones
house, like hey guys, whats for dinner?
And lastly in our number one spot we have the Nagaro Village.
This might be the strangest and creepiest one yet.
This town in Japan is home to 35 humans…… and 350 human sized dolls.
Yes thats right, you heard correctly, dolls.
Which is why this village is also referred to as the valley of dolls.
These dolls are made by a japanese artist and resident there.
She created these dolls to replace the people that once lived there, who have either passed
away, or left this isolated town to find better work in a bigger city.
Therefore, whenever someone leaves, or passes away, this artist will create a new doll in
their memory.
These dolls can be found all throughout the town, doing an activity, or being in a place
that best represents the person.
And there you have it, the top 10 most isolated communities in the world.
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