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Fancy some peace and quiet? These are the most isolated towns on the PLANET

If you fancy a holiday with a difference next year, there are some places that still take six days to reach

THANKS to cheap air travel, it feels like every single corner of the globe is easily reachable these days.

But given the the current anti-tourist sentiment spreading across places like Venice and Magaluf, it's nice to know that there are still some truly remote places on earth.

 Tristan da Cunha is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean that is only accessible by a six-day boat trip from South Africa
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Tristan da Cunha is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean that is only accessible by a six-day boat trip from South AfricaCredit: Robert Harding World Imagery - Getty

If you fancy a trip with a difference next year, there are some places that still take six days to reach.

Whether it's the northernmost town in the world where everyone lives under one roof, or the highest city in the world where no sewage or plumbing exists, the following places all have something in common - they are as remote as you can get...

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha (above) is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic, that is only accessible by a six-day boat trip from South Africa owing to its remote location, small size and high winds.

In January, the population was recorded to have 262 permanent inhabitants.

It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, and is situated 1,200 miles from the next nearest inhabited island of Saint Helena.

Whittier, Alaska

 A single lane tunnel that is more than two miles long is the only way to drive in and out of Whittier
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A single lane tunnel that is more than two miles long is the only way to drive in and out of WhittierCredit: Getty - Contributor

The city of Whittier is found at the top of the Passage Canal in Alaska.

A single lane tunnel that is more than two miles long is the only way to drive in and out of the sleepy town and cars can only drive in either direction once an hour.

There are roughly 200 permanent residents of Whittier and they all live under one roof – in the 14-storey Begich Towers Incorporated that also houses the hospital, the school and the local government.

Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica

 Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean town and research station with around 100 residents in the summer
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Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean town and research station with around 100 residents in the summer

One of two civilian settlements in Antarctica – Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean town and research station with around 100 residents in the summer and 80 residents in the winter.

Children and partners arrive with researchers and stay for the duration of the work project, which rarely stretches for more than two years per person.

A two-day boat journey used to be the only way to reach the settlement, but tourists can now fly across the Drake Passage.

La Rinconada, Peru

 La Rinconada, Peru, was built as a temporary structure and the town has no plumbing, sewage system or rubbish collection
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La Rinconada, Peru, was built as a temporary structure and the town has no plumbing, sewage system or rubbish collectionCredit: NI Syndication - Toronto Star

La Rinconada, Peru is the highest human settlement in the world, at 5,100m above sea level.

The city is built next to a gold mine and it is the big draw to the region for the 50,000 inhabitants.

Built as a temporary structure, the town has no plumbing, sewage system or rubbish collection.

Longyearbyen, Norway

 Longyearbyen is the world’s most northern city and as a result of its location, the ground is permanently frozen
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Longyearbyen is the world’s most northern city and as a result of its location, the ground is permanently frozenCredit: Getty - Contributor

Longyearbyen is a tiny coal-mining town of 2,000 residents in the remote Svalbard archipelago of Norway.

It is the world’s most northern city and as a result of its location, the ground is permanently frozen.

Because more than 3,000 polar bears live in the area around the town, most inhabitants carry a gun with them whenever they leave the city limits.

Alert, Nunavut, Canada

 Alert is considered to be the northernmost settlement in the world
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Alert is considered to be the northernmost settlement in the worldCredit: Alamy

Alert, with a population of just 62 permanent residents, is considered to be the northernmost settlement in the world.

Sitting just 508 miles from the North Pole, the settlement was originally people by the Inuits but it now houses a Canadian Forces Station, a weather station and a climate change monitoring post.

The next nearest settlement is 434 miles to south and for four months of every year Alert has no daylight at all.

Supai Village, Arizona

 It is an eight-mile trek on foot to get to the village of Supai in Havasu Canyon
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It is an eight-mile trek on foot to get to the village of Supai in Havasu CanyonCredit: Alamy

The village of Supai is found in Havasu Canyon, in the Southwestern end of the Grand Canyon.

The town has a population of 208 and is the capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation.

It is an eight mile trek on foot from the nearest car park and the only place in the US where the post is still delivered by mule.

Siwa Oasis, Egypt

 The Siwa Oasis is a town that is built in the middle of the Western Desert
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The Siwa Oasis is a town that is built in the middle of the Western DesertCredit: Alamy

Siwan is an oasis town in the Western desert, with a population of around 25,000 people.

The town contains six lakes, 1,200 water wells and 20 thousand acres of cultivated land that includes date palm forests.