The Most Isolated Place on the Planet: 200 People, an Active Volcano and Zero Tourists

In the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, more than 2,400 kilometers from the nearest coast, is Tristan da Cunha, or Tristan de Acuña, a tiny archipelago of volcanic origin that, next to the island of Diego Álvarez (known as Gough Island), is part of the British Overseas Territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. With little more than 200 inhabitants and without air access, this island is recognized as the most remote inhabited pl…