What is the most remote town/city you have visited?

[smit0847]

Mine would be Akuyeri in Northern Iceland. Very pretty (and it even has its own airport), but we realised we were hundreds of kilometres from even Reykjavik, and probably 1000 kilometres from mainland Europe.

It is the sort of place you could run away to and nobody would ever find you.

I would love to visit Mongolia and Tibet.

 

[Daver6]

Does Perth count?

 

[Must...Fly!]

Mine would be Akuyeri in Northern Iceland. Very pretty (and it even has its own airport), but we realised we were hundreds of kilometres from even Reykjavik, and probably 1000 kilometres from mainland Europe.

That featured in a Tintin book (the shooting star)

I haven't really been anywhere that remote. Probably one of the Greek islands...

 

[medhead]

Depends on definition of remoteness. But Perth has been claimed as the most remote city on earth being 2104 km from Adelaide. However it seems that Auckland (2153 km from Sydney) and Honolulu (3841 from SFO) have good claims. I've been to all 3. However, they all have decent transport options to make them accessible.

In terms of remote and inaccessible. I've been to William Creek, Birdsville, innamincka, Maree, Moomba, Lyndhurst and Maralinga. Even Andamooka is pretty remote. Not to mention Alice Springs which is near the Australian continental pole of inaccessibility.

 

[Anna]

Avatoru on Rangiroa in the Tuamotus

 

[kpc]

Rapa Nui aka Easter Island

Easter Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Simo]

Kurumba in the Gulf.

 

[marki]

Depends on definition of remoteness. But Perth has been claimed as the most remote city on earth being 2104 km from Adelaide. However it seems that Auckland (2153 km from Sydney) and Honolulu (3841 from SFO) have good claims. I've been to all 3. However, they all have decent transport options to make them accessible.

In terms of remote and inaccessible. I've been to William Creek, Birdsville, innamincka, Maree, Moomba, Lyndhurst and Maralinga. Even Andamooka is pretty remote. Not to mention Alice Springs which is near the Australian continental pole of inaccessibility.

Ayers Rock --- yes very remote despite having so many a/c services per day.

 

[MartinMemo]

I would have to say... Launceston?

 

[4lex]

Kunawarritji. Google maps has no idea where it is even

 

[ausfox]

Irkutsk in Siberia with a homestay at Lake Bakal. Did this about 5 years ago as a part of a Trans Mongolian Express journey ex Moscow. Dissidents and intellectuals were exiled here. Not a place for a tree change.

 

[casanovawa]

I visited this dung hole of a town called Meekatharra when i was young, not sure how remote it was but in terms of places i wouldn't want to be stuck (or visit again) it would rate right up there... La Paz in Bolivia i think was a bit remote and meant to be one of the highest cities int he world...

Auckland would be closer to Wellington and Christchurch wouldn't it, or are we only talking about cities in other countries?

 

[Reggie]

I too have been to Meekatharra, but far more recently than casanovawa.

I have also been to Christmas Island and Cocos Island, which are quite remote

 

[casanovawa]

I visited there when i was about 10, so yes, quite a while ago... The Dept i work for also has an office there and its sort of considered the siberia posting...

 

[Reggie]

I visited there when i was about 10, so yes, quite a while ago... The Dept i work for also has an office there and its sort of considered the siberia posting...

The Dept I work for has an office in Marble Bar. :shock: Its hard finding staff.

 

[VPS]

Nordkapp at the very top of Norway - went fishing and caught a heap of fish

 

[ALH]

Nordkapp as well, but landing in Rovaniemi seemed pretty remote. Does moving to Nhulunbuy from Tenant Creek in 1964 score any points? Add Canberra and Darwin (just after Cyclone Tracey) to that mix.

 

[RB]

Most remote airport visited is Old Crow while on an Alaskan trip

 

[Deleted member]

Gilnavena on the island of Rob Roy at the south end of Choisel. western province , Solomon islands.
Once upon a time Siota. ( but I was too young to remember)
No airport, 8 hours in canoe with outboard , across the slot.
No pizza delivery there

 

[medhead]

Auckland would be closer to Wellington and Christchurch wouldn't it, or are we only talking about cities in other countries?

Indeed it would. It seems to get that rating as the most remote city with a population over 1 million, with Sydney being of a comparable or greater size. Honolulu in the same terms for a population over half a million. As I said, depends on how you define remote.