In one town in Alaska, almost everyone lives in the same building. And the only road in goes through a tunnel that closes every night. And that's nothing. The most remote place on this list is so far from everyone that when its volcano erupted, the whole island had to leave by boat. That's at the end.

A town where almost everyone lives in one building, a village that gets its mail by mule, a town where people live underground, a town where you can't be buried, two months of night, minus 67.7 degrees, gold under a glacier, the island where the Bounty mutineers hid, and the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Every fact was checked against at least two sources.

Chapters:
0:00 What Is the Most Remote Place Where People Live?
0:27 Whittier: What Is Whittier, Alaska Known For?
1:12 Supai: Can You Drive to Supai, Arizona?
1:51 Coober Pedy: What Is Coober Pedy Famous For?
2:33 Longyearbyen: Is It Illegal to Die There?
3:51 Utqiagvik: What Is Life Like in Utqiagvik, Alaska?
4:22 Oymyakon: How Cold Is Oymyakon?
5:14 La Rinconada: Is It the Highest City in the World?
5:51 Ittoqqortoormiit: What Does Ittoqqortoormiit Mean?
6:27 Pitcairn: What Is Pitcairn Island Famous For?
7:14 Tristan da Cunha: What Happened There?

Sources:
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https://historynet.com/whittier-alaska-a-tiny-city-born-of-war/
https://www.adn.com/features/article/shadow-abandoned-buckner-building-looms-over-whittier/2013/10/31/
https://dot.alaska.gov/creg/whittiertunnel/schedule.shtml
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/have-you-heard-of-whittier-alaska-the-city-under-one-roof.html
https://www.tristandc.com/history1961-1963.php
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/66683-most-remote-inhabited-island
https://dot.alaska.gov/creg/whittiertunnel/history.shtml
https://www.princess.com/cruise-tips-vacation-ideas/cruise-destinations/alaska-vacations/how-whittier-alaska-won-world-war-ii.html
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https://www.ecolex.org/details/legislation/decree-on-the-prohibition-to-import-animals-into-svalbard-lex-faoc014091/
https://thenorwayguide.com/?p=7433

Image credits: see the pinned comment (NASA, Wikimedia Commons contributors; licenses listed there).

Narration is AI-generated. Every fact was checked against at least two sources; the main ones are listed above.

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