An atlas of the world's most remote inhabited places, scored by distance from cities, roads, and the sea. Click any glowing point to explore its story and vote on whether you'd live there.
Places
305
Uncontacted
18
Continents
6
Isolation Index
II = D50k + (Droad × 0.5) + (I × 400)
D50k — km to nearest city ≥ 50,000 Droad — km to nearest paved highway I — island multiplier (1 if island, 0 if not) II — Isolation Index (higher = more remote)
Light Scale
Extreme > 2400
Very High 1800–2400
High 1200–1800
Elevated < 1200
Uncontacted Peoples
Dispatches from the Edge
A weekly deep-dive into one of the world's most remote places. Stories, numbers, and the isolation index.