No one’s clamoring to visit the most isolated towns on the planet

In this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, a church is lit in the town of Villa Las Estrellas on King George Island, Antarctica. Geologists are entranced by Antarctica’s secrets. Clues to answering humanity’s most basic questions are locked in this continental freezer the size of the United States and half of Canada: Where did we come from? Are we alone in the universe? What’s the fate of our warming planet? (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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If you live in a small town in the middle of nowhere, at least you can take comfort in the fact that it’s probably not one of these.

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These are the five most isolated towns on Earth.

Whittier, Alaska

This town, about 60 miles southeast of Anchorage, only has 200 residents in the winter.

Palmerston, Cook Islands

It has a mere 62 residents and is only accessible by boat.

Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica

This is one of just two civilian settlements on the continent and is part of the Chilean Province. The name means “The Stars Town.”

Longyearbyen, Norway

Nearly one-third of this Arctic town’s 3,000 residents are foreigners.

Siwa Oasis, Egypt

This remote town is completely surrounded by desert.

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