世界上最偏僻的11个地方 11 Most Isolated Places at the End of the Earth
在人类历史进程中，地球上的每个地方都留下了我们的痕迹。没有一个无人去过的地方。甚至是最深遂黑暗的海洋里和未开发的地下洞穴也受到了人类活动的影响。
但是，并不意味着世界上的任何地方找起来都不费吹灰之力。有些地方有人居住，不过在那里是一场艰难地旅行。这些地方没有发达国家里所用的现代生活便利设施。
In the course of human history, we have left our mark on every spot on earth. There is no place that you can go where no one has been before, and even the deepest darkest ocean and undiscovered underground caves feel the effects of human activity.
But that doesn’t mean that every place on earth is a breeze to find. There are numerous locations where people live but that require a difficult journey, and these places are often without regular access to the modern amenities found in the developed world.
天气有时恶劣难耐，不过，多数时候是阳光明媚的。
这些地方都有长住人口，有些地方的人口数都不到50.从你舒适的沙发起身，让我们一起来探索这地球上最偏僻的11个角落吧。
The weather can be punishing in some, but others are little slices of sunny heaven.
All of the locations on our list have a permanent population, but the people number as low as 50 in some of them. Join us on a trip around the globe to explore these 11 remotest corners of the earth from the comfort of your couch.
1. Palmerston Island 帕默斯顿环礁
帕默斯顿环礁地处新西兰西北2000英里处。如此风光秀丽的白沙胜地仅有62人居住，其中59人是当初定居在此的威廉·马斯特的直系子孙。除了去外部世界购买生活用口外，他们不花钱，所以这里没有商店、没有超市。一艘售货船一年会光顾这里两次，但是，居民超过一年半不购物是一件很平常的事情。
从塔希提岛跳上一艘航行8天的游船，就可抵达这里，当地居民非常热情好客，邀请游客住在自己家里。在这里你不会太艰难—-岛上有两部电话，每天可接通6小时的电和4小时的互联网。
Palmerston Island is located 2,000 miles northwest of New Zealand. The scenic white sand destination is home to 62 people, 59 of whom are direct descendants of a man named William Marsters, who settled the place. There are no shops or markets on Palmerston because the community does not use money except to purchase supplies from the outside world. Palmerston is typically visited by a supply ship twice a year, but it is not uncommon for residents to go up to 18 months without a shipment.
As long as you can hack the 8-day boat voyage from Tahiti, residents are very welcoming of visitors and invite them to stay in their personal homes. You won’t be roughing it completely – there are two telephones on the island, as well as 6 hours per day of electricity and 4 hours of internet access.
2. Supai Village, Arizona亚利桑那州苏佩村
尽管大峡谷国家公园在美国是游客最多的地方，其附近的苏佩村游客相对较少。是哈瓦苏佩部落的部落中心，苏佩村是大峡国家公园西南分支最偏远的村庄。游客很这喜欢这片国家保护区。但是到这里交通不便，需要步行或骑马8小时才能到达，除非你截下一架直升飞机。
哈瓦苏佩意思是“青蓝色水域的人们”，哈瓦苏溪有四处美丽的瀑布。瀑布也是当地居民的水资源。这里有208口永驻居民，他们通过骡子收发信件。
Despite the fact that the Grand Canyon is one of the most visited locations in the United States, nearby Supai Village is visited much less often. The tribal center of the Havasupai Tribe, Supai is a remote village located in the southwestern branch of the canyon. Tourists are welcome at the protected reservation, but it takes a rugged 8-mile hike or horseback ride, unless you can snag a helicopter.
Havasupai means “People of the Green Blue Waters” in reference to the four beautiful waterfalls to be found along the Havasu Creek. The waterfalls serve as the community’s water source. The 208 permanent residents get their mail via mule.
3. Oymyakon, Russia俄国斯萨哈共和国
如果你喜欢极限，你的愿望清单上可能会写上前往俄罗斯萨哈共和国这一项。这里地处偏僻，是世界上人口栖居之地中最冷的地方。平均气温在-58℃。从莫斯科到雅库茨克或者到马加丹，然后再把你带到560英里以外的地方。去萨哈共和国的道路圪圪楞楞，在这种路上开车堪称危机四伏。
这里没有流动水，因为所有的东西都是冰冻的。准备使用户外厕所吧—-要火速！这种气候下不可能长出庄稼来，家常菜就是冻鱼、驯鹿肉、马血块和通心面。有500居民生活在这片冻土上，一天有21小时是黑夜。
If you’re a fan of extremes, you may want to put Oymyakon, Russia on your bucket list. This remote location is the coldest continually inhabited place on the planet, with average temperatures of -58 degrees. To get there, fly from Moscow to either Takutsk or Magadan, which will put you about 560 miles away. Then it’s a treacherous drive on the “Road of Bones” to Oymyakon.
There is no running water because everything is frozen, so be prepared to use an outhouse – quickly! It is impossible to grow crops in this climate, so typical meals include frozen fish, reindeer meat, and (get ready for this) ice cubes of horse blood with macaroni. Somewhere around 500 residents make their lives in this frozen locale, a place that experiences 21 hours a day of darkness.
4. Pitcairn Island, British Overseas Territory皮特凯恩群岛，英国海外领地
你可能对《叛舰喋血记》并不陌生，如果你看过这部电影，一定能认出皮特凯恩群岛，1790年哗变船员到此定居。他们是较早的居民。然而，哗变船员发现了波利尼西亚集团遗迹，包括陶炉、墓地、石雕神像。
皮特凯恩群岛是英国的海外领土，地处距新西兰3300英里处。群岛行政管理总部就在此处。今天，有50位居人住在这里。通常，游客需要花32小时乘坐快艇来此一游，但是罕有新的居民定居在这里。
You may be familiar with the story “Mutiny on the Bounty,” and if you are, you’ll recognize Pitcairn Island as the location settled in 1790 by the mutineers from that tale. There were earlier settlers, however, as the mutineers discovered the remains of a Polynesian establishment, including earthen ovens, burial sites, and stone gods.
Pitcairn Island is a British Overseas Territory located 3,300 miles from New Zealand, which plays the role of the island’s administrative headquarters. Today 50 people call Pitcairn their home. Tourists who undertake a 32-hour yacht ride visit regularly, but rarely does a new resident settle there.
5. Siwa Oasis, Egypt埃及锡瓦沙漠绿洲
Despite being the historically exciting location of Cleopatra’s Bath, the Siwa Oasis is not regularly visited because it is a 5-hour bus ride from Cairo. But the area’s isolation in the middle of the Western Desert has kept the residents’ Siwi language and Amazigh culture very well preserved.
If you can handle the bus ride, you will be rewarded with the chance to swim in Cleopatra’s Bath, a luxurious mineral spring, as well as sample delicious locally-grown olives and dates. There is an eco-lodge built of mud and salt available to house visitors.
历史上，埃及艳后池是一处令人兴奋之地，但是埃及锡瓦沙漠绿洲鲜有游客拜访，因为从开罗到达这里需要5小时的车程。这片绿洲位于沙漠西部，当地居民的siwi语言和土著文化保留的很完好。
如果你乘车来到这里，你还可以有机会到埃及艳后池里畅游一番，这里是矿物质特别丰富的温泉，还可以品尝到这里土生土长的美味橄榄及海枣，有可供游客居住的环保土坏房及泡温泉用的浴盐。
6. Socotra Island, Yemen索科特拉岛，也门
Socotra Island is unusual in that it has 40,000 residents yet only built its first road in 2011. It is also home to 800 rare species of plants, some with such odd shapes that they look like they came from another planet. In fact, the unusual appearance of these plants, 1/3 of which cannot be found anywhere else on Earth, is evidence of life’s ability to adapt to the environment.
The island is located about 400 miles from the capital of Yemen and has a tropical desert climate. You can fly there from Sanaa.
索科特拉岛是个例外，这里有4万居民，2011年修建了第一条公路。有800种稀有植物，有些植物形态奇特，就好像来自于另一个星球。基于这些植物的独特外形，它们当中有1/3的部分在地球的任何其他地方都找不到。研究证明，它们的生存力只适合于这里的环境。
7. Tristan da Cuhna 特里斯坦-达库尼亚
This remote island is volcanic, but that doesn’t stop about 258 people from calling it home. And there are many creature comforts to be found on Tristan da Cunha, including stores, schools, churches, and a hospital. There is no electrical grid, but residents do have gas generators for power.
The island was named by its discoverer, who gave the place his moniker but never actually set foot upon it. Today, the island is a British territory. To visit, you must plan carefully. It is a 1,732 mile boat ride from Cape Town, South Africa, and ships visit the island only 9 times per year.
这个偏僻的群岛是一处火山群岛，不过，这并没有阻止258位居民来此居住，将其视为自己的家。在特里斯坦—达库尼亚群岛可以找到许多令人十分舒适的地方，包括商店，学校，教堂和医院。这里没有电，居民位用燃气提供燃料。
这个群岛的名字是它的发现者命以自己的绰号命名的，但他本人从未踏上过这片土地。今天，这里属于英国领地。想到这里旅游，你需要仔仔细细计划一番了，从南非首都开普敦到这里有1732英里的船程，游轮每天仅到这里9次。
8. Utqiagvik, Alaska (Barrow)乌特恰维克，美国阿拉斯加（巴罗）
This frigid city has two names. Barrow was the name given in honor of Sir John Barrow, 2nd Secretary of the British Admiralty, though it is not clear why. But archeological evidence suggests that people have been living there since at least AD 500. The native people call the city Utqiagvik.
Despite the 3-month “warm” season consisting of temperatures around 36F (cold season averages 3F with 65 straight days of darkness), an impressive 4,429 people make their home in Utqiagvik. They heat their homes with natural gas and have water and sewer service, as well as phone, mail, radio, cable, and internet. There are hotels and restaurants. However, the city is only accessible via a 1 ½ hour plane ride from Anchorage.
这是一座十分寒冷的城市，它有两个名字，巴罗是为了纪念约翰·巴罗先生而取的，第二个名字是英国海军部长，尽管不知道其中原由，但是考古发现，至少在公元500年其间就有人在此居住了。当地人把这座城市叫做乌特恰维克。他们用天然气供暖，这里有水资源，有下水道公共服务系统、电话、信件、广播、电缆、互联网等应有尽有。也有旅馆和饭店，从阿拉斯加州乘飞机到这里只需一个半小时。
9. La Rinconada, Peru 拉林科纳达，秘鲁
Located high in the Andes Mountains, La Rinconada is the kind of place you might like to say you’ve been, but you won’t want to linger long. At over 16,000 feet, it is the highest human habitation in the world. Visitors often experience symptoms of altitude sickness, including headaches, nausea, and shortness of breath.
About 50,000 people live there due to a gold rush in the early 2000s, but the majority live below the poverty line in a community with no amenities, infrastructure, or plumbing. There are no real roads, but a 6 hour ride from the closest city will get you close enough to hike up.
拉林科纳达位于遥远的安第斯山脉，或许你会喜欢来此一游，不过，你不会愿意逗留太久的。这座海拔16000英尺高的山脉是世界上最高的人类栖居地。游客通常会有高原反应，头疼、恶心、呼吸短促。由于21世纪初的淘金热，这里生活着约5万人口。不过，大部分人生活在贫困线以下，这里没有生活便利设施，也没有基础设施和管道工程。没有真正的公路，从最近的城市到达这里有6小时的车程。
10. Bantam, Cocos (Keeling) Islands 班塔姆，科科斯（基林）群岛
The isolation of the Cocos Islands, located about 1,700 miles from Perth, Australia, has kept the traditional oral language and religious and cultural practices of the native Cocos Malay thriving. About 600 people call the islands their home.
But despite its isolation, the area also invites tourism. Residents are welcoming and have made efforts to provide activities like snorkeling, surfing, kitesurfing, and bird watching available to visitors. There are flights twice a week from Perth.
科科斯群岛位于澳大利亚珀斯1700英里处，这里保留了传统的口头语言及宗教文化习惯，约有600居民。
尽管这里地处偏僻，但也是旅游胜地。当地居民热情好客，这里有很多游客活动，比如潜泳、冲浪、风筝冲浪、观鸟等。从珀斯每周有两趟飞机到这里。
11. Changtang, Tibet 羌塘，*藏西**
Though not quite as high as La Rinconada, Tibet’s Chantang is up there with an altitude range of 4,000 to 9,000 feet. Colloquially called “The Roof of the World,” this 990-mile stretch of plateau is inhabited only by nomadic people called the Changpa. Of course, a variety of wildlife also call the place home, especially snow leopards and yaks.
If you like the idea of roughing it in Chantang’s cold, arid climate, you can access the area via Leh Airport, Udhampur Railway Station, or in a vehicle from Manali or Srinagar. However, you’ll need a permit to enter, and those can cost several thousand dollars.
尽管*藏西**羌塘没有拉林科纳达那么高，不过海拔也有4000到9000英尺高，有世界屋脊之称，这个高原跨度为990英里，只有羌巴游牧民居住在这里。当然还有许多野生动物。尤其是雪豹和牦牛。
如果你想在这里过过艰苦的生活，体验一把干燥的气候，就从乌达姆普尔火车站或从默纳利或斯利那加剩车转到列城机场前往，不过，你需要获得进入许可，这趟出游会花掉你数千美金。