Comments on: Where is the Most Remote Location on Earth?

By: Eric Near Buffalo

Eric Near Buffalo — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:42:50 +0000

@ Zibit:

No I haven't adopted and I'm not adopted. I just feel like as a species we've become so "entitled" and feel like we all have the same right to have kids. Maybe it's true that we do have the right to have kids. But nature has it's reasons why some people can't. So that's why I feel like instead of proving to everyone that "See, I CAN have kids!", think of the kids that are already here on the planet, that get stuck going from one foster family to another and take a chance on them instead of a biological crapshoot.

By: McRude

McRude — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:04:39 +0000

They probably left Antarctica off the survey due to the fact that there isn't any reason to travel there for most of the population, other than scientists and research adventures.

But of course Atlantica would be the most remote place to get to due to it being in someone else's mind – can you say IMAGINARY?

By: gudenboink

gudenboink — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:56:37 +0000

Where exactly is ATLANTICA anyway???

By: jerry

jerry — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:04:43 +0000

What really matters, is how far is it to Starbucks?

By: steve

steve — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:53:28 +0000

any of you ever heard of the island of Unst? It is the most northern of the Shetland Islands – population less than 20 when I was last there 25 years ago; 25,000 sheep. About 5 miles long and a mile across. After you travel to the top of the British Isles, take a boat from Inverness to Lerwick at the base of the Shetland Islands. Then traverse about 5 islands – a total distance of about 25 miles, each island gets smaller and more remote as you travel north – and the north sea wind never stops. Quite an adventure – plan on two days from Inverness in each direction going over land…

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:39:26 +0000

On the heat map it looks to me like somewhere in Greenland is the most remote.

By: ruf

ruf — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:17:27 +0000

I think you're right Chris B.. St. Helena is quite remote as well.

By: Chris Barrus

Chris Barrus — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:04:24 +0000

I suspect that Tristan da Cunha is the most remote location – certainly the longest travel time since there's no airport or air service.

By: Zibit

Zibit — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:58:50 +0000

Eric,

Have you adopted?

By: LLDIAZ

LLDIAZ — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:45:07 +0000

I'm w/ Antarctica !!!.

By: darth_borehd

darth_borehd — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:39:52 +0000

I though Pitcairn Island was the most remote place on Earth?

By: Eric Near Buffalo

Eric Near Buffalo — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:53:21 +0000

I really do believe that global overpopulation should be just as hot an issue as global climate change. I see the t.v. reality shows on networks here in the States about families with 8-18 children and I shake my head. They're not condoning people to have alot of children, but it's sure not stopping them. My big issue with people having multiple sets of children at once is the use of drugs and in-vitro fertilization. Octo-Mom in California is a glaring example of this. 8 children at once!!! Un-natural for a human being!!! If you can't have children, I'm sorry. That is very sad. You also shouldn't put 8 children in a position of poverty and if you really want children that badly, you should adopt. I know everyone has the "right" to have a child, but if you naturally cannot have children, deal with it like you aren't a spoiled piss-pot. Suck it up and adopt a child that is already born and needs a parent.

By: Dark Gnat

Dark Gnat — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:06:09 +0000

This is bad science that ignores too many data sets.

Still, it does indicate how overpopulated the Earth is. I sense a plague coming.

By: Vagueofgodalming

Vagueofgodalming — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:21:10 +0000

I wonder if they did a sensitivity analysis to their 50,000 threshold? If you insisted, for example, that only cities above a million count, does the map change?

By: Dan Tillmanns

Dan Tillmanns — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:19:44 +0000

Downtown LA
Use Google, look for "dan tillmanns", Take the Visit to Old Los Angeles.

By: Feenixx

Feenixx — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:41:32 +0000

I stayed in Yap, Micronesia, for a while.
2 flights per week (stop-off en route from Guam to Manila)
definitely no town or city more populous than 50000 people to be reached within two days, other than flying.
And flying, only on a Wednesday or on a Sunday…

nice weather, though, probably nicer than Antarctica or northern Norway. Small breezy island near the Equator, never too hot, never too humid.

By: Ian O'Neill

Ian O'Neill — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:40:31 +0000

That's what I thought when writing the article. However, I'm not familiar with how quickly it would take to travel from the South Pole to the Antarctic coast and then to the nearest city… probably a while! It's a shame there was no mention about this factor in the research.

Cheers, Ian

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:27:03 +0000

I concur on Antarctica—if we're talking about "Earth", technically speaking, then areas like the South Pole would take the crown.

Interesting to see just how remote Tibet is, though.

By: Greg Brown

Greg Brown — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:49:38 +0000

There could be no better example of why we are having a problem with global warming than these maps, as the bulk of these travel routes employ gas engines! The thinker the lines of travel, the more CO2 is being put off! This is a very interesting study! Thank you and keep up the good work!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:05:39 +0000

What about Atlantica?

By: friends

friends — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:48:36 +0000

So my home in Antarctica doesn't count?
somewhat depressing, that…