The world’s most remote island that’s ‘British owned’ and 1,491 miles from land

The island boasts a simple lifestyle with inhabitants living off the grid (Image: Getty Images) A beautiful "British-owned" island is one of the most remote places on Earth - and very few people get the chance to visit. Tristan de Cunha is far removed from civilization and is one of the most isolated places in the world. It has been called the ‘island at the end of the world’ by National Geographic .

There is no airport or harbour, meaning access is rare. To reach the island, the journey lasts seven days and there are two ways to get there - scheduled trips or expedition cruises. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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