4. Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean Tristan da Cunha is one of the single most remote inhabited places on earth. It is located in the Southern Atlantic Ocean and the closest land to the island is us, South Africa, which is 2816 kilometres away.
The island is estimated to have a permanent population of 275.
Once connected to South Africa by a British transport ship, the only visitors the island receives now are deep sea fishing boats.