16 Most Isolated Places on Earth (That You Can Actually Visit)

Alert, Nunavut, Canada

Visitors to Alert, Nunavut, the most northerly permanently inhabited area in the world, will note two major things. One: it is cold almost year round, and two: half the year it is very, very dark. Inhabitants of Alert are mostly temporary, and there is a Canadian Forces Station, and Environment Canada weather station, an atmosphere monitoring station and an airport, and little else. There may not be much to do, but a visit to Alert would certainly make for a good story.

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