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In today's video I have prepared a list for you with the 10 most remote towns that exist.
From a small town located on a remote island that is far removed from civilization,
to a community located in the most remote part of Siberia.
This sounds interesting, right?
But before starting with the subject I have a small question for you.
In the previous video, the one of the 10 most expensive animals that have been sold,
I told you about an animal that sold for $70,000,000 USD...
Do you happen to remember what kind of animal it was?
To make it more fun here I am going to leave these 4 options on your screen,
choose the option that you think is correct
and write it down here in the comments right now.
At the end of the video I am going to tell you what kind of animal it was
and we'll see if you got it right with your answer, okay?
We're all set, sit back and enjoy it, bro.
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One of the most remote towns in the world is Palmerston Island,
It is located more than 3,000 kilometers south-east of New Zealand.
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with absolutely nothing for miles around.
Despite being located so far away from civilization,
the island is inhabited.
In the last census carried out, 52 inhabitants were counted.
Being such a remote town, life is quite precarious and difficult,
there are no shops, banks, or entertainment venues.
There is also no drinking water system like in most developed cities
and electricity is only available for 6 hours a day.
Of course, at least they have a phone station
that allows them to communicate with the outside world...
At least.
In order to survive in these conditions, the islanders depend on fishing and coconuts
that grow on the island, their diet is basically that.
A couple of times a year boats arrive with supplies for these families,
but it's not something that happens too often.
If one day you want to visit it,
you will have to be prepared for a boat trip that lasts 9 days in total.
In the absence of an airport or landing conditions,
the only way to get here is after a long boat trip.
The Grand Canyon is one of the most visited places in the United States,
but very few people know that in an isolated area of ​​the Grand Canyon
lives one of the most remote villages in the world, it is the Supai people.
They have been living on these lands for 800 years
and have already adapted to the living conditions of this remote site.
The most recent census says the town is made up of 208 residents,
these people live thanks to agriculture and animal housing.
The springs and waterfalls in the area also provide water for everyone,
so that's not a problem, but getting here is not easy at all,
there are more than 50 kilometers of walking on narrow and very complicated paths.
The climate of the area does not help to make the trip something pleasant,
during a normal day temperatures can exceed 45 °C.
The few adventurers who dare to make this journey
use mules as a means of transportation.
To be able to make the trip it is essential to be in good physical condition,
bring plenty of water and plenty of food.
- I'm hungry! - Benny...
Where the hell do you think you're going with those 10 mules?
Tristán de Acuña is an island located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean,
it is located 2,816 kilometers away from South Africa
and 3,360 kilometers away from South America.
The nearest city of this island is another island called Santa Elena,
which is located 2173 kilometers away.
It's too far!
With that, perhaps you can give a slight idea of ​​​​how far it is from the world in general.
Currently the island is inhabited by 267 people
who live relatively quietly.
Its inhabitants have access to some basic services
like a hospital with an operating room and dentists,
as well as a grocery store.
In order to stock that one grocery store they have,
the order has to be made several months in advance,
but that they have some basic services... Well, yes, they do.
According to the records,
the island was discovered in the year 1506 by a man named Tristán de Acuña
and to honor his discovery he decided to name the island after him.
Since then the population has grown slightly,
but it is growing little by little.
The residents are like a big family that supports each other in the day-to-day tasks.
If you love remoteness, immediate access to the sea and tranquility in general,
maybe you'd like to visit them one day.
Have you ever heard of Utqiagvik?
I don't know if I'm pronouncing it correctly,
but Utqiagvik is one of the furthest towns you can visit.
It is the northernmost city in the world
located above the Arctic Circle.
As you can imagine, it is a very remote and very cold place,
almost all the time the thermometer registers temperatures below zero,
so people dress very warm.
Even with these extreme conditions,
this town is inhabited by more than 4,000 people.
The most recent census says that exactly 4,429 people live here,
even in such a remote place their quality of life is not so bad.
Their houses have heating, modern water and sewage systems.
and they even have a garbage collection service.
Apart from that the small town also has 7 churches, several schools,
restaurants, a couple of hotels and access to cable and internet.
So life in this place doesn't sound so bad after all.
Due to its location, visiting Utqiagvik is a bit expensive,
the only way to get there is by plane and the flights don't leave frequently,
but if you like extreme cold, this may be your favorite place.
In the district of Ananea, high in the Peruvian Andes,
very hidden between the mountains is La Rinconada,
one of the most remote towns that exist on our planet.
This town is known for being the inhabited town with the highest altitude
since it has been built at more than 4,900 meters high.
Due to that altitude the temperature in La Rinconada is very low almost all the time,
getting here is not easy at all, not only because of how remote it is,
but also because it is an area that is very difficult to access.
The only roads that connect to this city are very neglected
and covered with ice due to low temperatures,
turning them into deadly trails.
Surely you think that very few people would dare to live in a place like this,
but you are wrong.
This town is the place of more than 50,000 people,
many of them came here
because it was said that around the town there was gold,
so many families took their things and moved to La Rinconada
hoping to improve their quality of life.
Due to its access conditions it is very rare to see a tourist in this place.
East of Greenland, in a very remote area,
there is a small community called Ittoqqortoormiit.
I'm not sure if I said that right.
A word that in the dialect of East Greenland means
'the place of the big houses'.
This small settlement is home to about 350 people
who live from fishing and tourism in the area.
Getting here is not an easy task,
weather conditions do not allow the passage of four-wheeled vehicles,
so there is no road connecting to the settlement.
If you want to arrive in the warmer months you can do it by helicopter or by boat.
If you want to do it during the cold months
you can use a snowmobile or even a dog sled.
The nearest town to Ittoqqortoormiit is located 40 km away,
so if you use a snowmobile it's going to take a bit of time to get here.
Despite its remoteness from the outside world,
the quality of life is not so bad,
they have a power station, a small hospital run by a doctor and a nurse,
a small school for children, a grocery store
and a bar that is open certain days of the week.
It doesn't sound so bad to me.
Of course, if you don't mind living in the most remote community in the Western Hemisphere.
Lake Victoria which is the largest lake in Africa
is the site of one of the most isolated communities in the world,
the Migingo Island community.
About 500 people live on this island.
who subsist thanks to fishing in this lake.
As you are seeing, on this island there is no room for anyone else,
it is full of small houses made of sheets without a specific order,
but that was not always so.
The first people who arrived on this island did so in 1991,
over the years more and more people decided to move to this small island
and now there is no room for anyone else.
With this overpopulation, living conditions are not the best,
it is a dirty place without any basic service or order,
but even in this situation the small community has 4 bars,
a hairdresser's and even a small port.
To be able to communicate with the outside world
some of these families have cell phones,
but the signal is not that good, so it is of little use to them.
South of Antarctica, on King George Island,
Villa Las Estrellas is located,
a small and remote town where scientists, professors
and families of Chilean air force officers live.
The population of this place varies depending on the time of year,
during the winter months live about 80 inhabitants
and during the summer months live about 150 people.
Despite being more than 950 kilometers away from Chile,
this community located in Antarctica is of Chilean blood.
Since 1984,
every year there are personnel performing military, scientific or service functions
accompanied by their families.
Despite being so far away from the outside world,
Villas Las Estrellas has a school, a hospital, a supermarket,
a church, a bank and even a post office.
Basically nothing is missing.
They even have access to Chilean television channels and internet access.
As it is a place with unique climatic conditions
they also receive some tourists every year.
There are not many tourists since it is not so easy to get here,
but there are always brave people who dare to make that journey.
In Australia, in a hot desert area with nothing for miles around,
lies Coober Pedy, one of the most remote towns that exists.
This town has a rather interesting peculiarity,
it is located underground.
The hot conditions of the area do not allow living in normal houses,
it's too stifling.
If you wanted to build a house and install an air conditioner in it
probably that air conditioner would break down often,
so the best solution they found was to build everything underground.
In Coober Pedy you can find museums, shops, bars and churches,
and they have all the basic services such as water, electricity
and a hospital equipped to deal with any emergency.
Without forgetting, of course, the school,
that attends from kindergarten to high school.
Like most towns on this list,
they do not need anything to develop a normal and quality life.
Most of the people who live here
subsist thanks to the extraction of opal in nearby mines and tourism.
Living underground doesn't sound like the coolest thing in the world,
but the more than 2,000 people who live in this town
show us that this is possible.
- Hogwash! - Benny...
You are not going to found your own underground city with 500 human slaves.
No again.
Oymyakon is a Russian town known worldwide
for being the coldest town in the world.
It is located in Western Siberia
and the nearest city is located more than 900 kilometers away.
That means that for miles around you will only find a frozen landscape
with no signs of human life.
As you can imagine, life here is very hard and very cold,
winter lasts 9 months
during that time almost the whole day remains dark
and the sunlight cannot be seen because of the weather conditions.
During that time the weather can reach -50 °C,
those same conditions make it impossible to resort to agriculture to subsist,
the inhabitants eat frozen raw fish,
reindeer meat and horse liver.
With regard to basic services, they don't have a good time either,
the water pipes do not work because they freeze and become unusable.
Gasoline in buses freezes instantly if the engine is turned off.
Milk is never liquid.
Electronic equipment also constantly fails.
And even the ink in ballpoint pens freezes.
The cold is really extreme,
but the almost 500 people who live here have managed
to have as normal a life as possible.
They have a store to buy food and a school for the little ones.
And as for the entertainment...
Well, let's just say there isn't much else you can do other than play in the snow.
That's all for today!
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If you want to see another video about remote villages, you know what to do.
The answer to the question at the beginning is option 'B', horse.
In the year 2000
one person was willing to pay $70,000,000 USD for a champion thoroughbred.
That is the largest sum of money
that has been paid for a thoroughbred horse to date.
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