This is a list of the most isolated islands and archipelagos on Earth in terms of distance to another landmass. Many of these islands are of volcanic origin via tectonic plates such as Bouvet Island while others appear from hotspots such as the Azores which was created by the Azores hotspot. This list includes islands that are more than away from another point of land.
Notable omissions One such omission on this list is Tristan da Cunha. While it is usually regarded as one of the most remote islands on Earth the island is actually only from Gough Island, which is uninhabited apart from a weather station with around 6–7 people on it but they are not a permanent population.
Easter Island is another omission. The island is from Isla Salas y Gómez.
Other islands and archipelagos include the Chagos Archipelago being away from the Maldives, the Kerguelen Islands and the Heard Island and McDonald Islands are about 480 kilometers away from each other. Other fairly remote islands include Ducie Island, South Orkney Islands, Peter I Island, Malpelo Island, Conway Reef and Palmerston Island. The New Zealand Subantarctic Islands are relatively close to each other.
List + Island / Archipelago Distance to nearest landmass Closest point Notes / RefsBouvet Island Queen Maud LandThe island is a territory of Norway.Trindade and Martim VazAscension IslandThe island is administratively part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a territory in the United Kingdom.Saint HelenaThe island is administratively part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a territory in the United Kingdom.Bermuda North CarolinaThe island is a territory of the United Kingdom.Crozet Islands Prince Edward IslandsPrince Edward Islands Crozet IslandsMinamitorishimaKermadec IslandsClipperton Island Revillagigedo IslandsCocos (Keeling) IslandsJohnston Atoll HawaiiAzoresDesventuradas IslandsGalápagos Islands Cocos IslandSouth Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia South Sandwich IslandsChatham IslandsJuan Fernández IslandsMacquarie Island Auckland IslandsSaint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago Fernando de NoronhaWake Island Bokak AtollRodriguesDistance to main island.Bass Islands RaivavaeCocos IslandOkinotorishima OkidaitōjimaScott Island Victoria LandDue to the Antarctic treaty, any landmass south of 60°S are not part of any country.Jan Mayen KolbeinseyMarquesas Islands Tuamotus
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