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0:00 - Introduction to Remote Places
0:31 - Snake Island: Brazil's Deadly Isle
1:54 - Sarisarinama Mountain Mysteries
3:21 - Heard and McDonald Islands
4:32 - Baledo Havari: Isolated Amazon Tribes
6:02 - Mariana Trench: Earth's Deepest Point
7:23 - Palmerston Island: A Family Community
8:35 - Adak, Alaska: Enduring the Elements
10:04 - Villa Las Estrellas: Antarctic Village
11:26 - Cape York: Untamed Australia
12:44 - Tristan da Cunha: Remote Atlantic Island
14:02 - Medug County: Hidden Gem of Tibet
15:16 - Cape Melville: Australia’s Lost World
16:19 - Hansong Dong Cave: World's Largest Cave
18:01 - Mount Namuli: Mozambique's Isolated Mountain
19:08 - Larinconada: Life at Extreme Altitude
👉 This channel was created in collaboration with https://www.youtube.com/@noelpolotv
0:00 - Introduction to Remote Places
0:31 - Snake Island: Brazil's Deadly Isle
1:54 - Sarisarinama Mountain Mysteries
3:21 - Heard and McDonald Islands
4:32 - Baledo Havari: Isolated Amazon Tribes
6:02 - Mariana Trench: Earth's Deepest Point
7:23 - Palmerston Island: A Family Community
8:35 - Adak, Alaska: Enduring the Elements
10:04 - Villa Las Estrellas: Antarctic Village
11:26 - Cape York: Untamed Australia
12:44 - Tristan da Cunha: Remote Atlantic Island
14:02 - Medug County: Hidden Gem of Tibet
15:16 - Cape Melville: Australia’s Lost World
16:19 - Hansong Dong Cave: World's Largest Cave
18:01 - Mount Namuli: Mozambique's Isolated Mountain
19:08 - Larinconada: Life at Extreme Altitude
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00:00Although it seems the whole world has been explored, some places remain remote, unusual
00:05and nearly forgotten resisting discovery.
00:08It's as if the planet itself is hiding secrets no one can access.
00:12And today, join us as we reveal some of the most difficult to reach and most isolated
00:17places in the world.
00:19Places where once you're there, there's really no turning back.
00:21But before we start, if you're new to our channel, don't forget to subscribe so you'll
00:27always be updated with videos like this.
00:31Number 15 Snake Island, Brazil
00:36On the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, there is an island that is so dangerous that the government
00:41itself has banned anyone from visiting it.
00:45This place is known as Ilha da Queimada Grande, or more commonly known as Snake Island.
00:50Within its 106 hectares, thousands of golden lance-head pit vipers live here.
00:55One of the deadliest snakes in the world.
00:58This type of snake cannot be found anywhere else on the planet and can only be found here.
01:03Because they have lived in isolation for thousands of years and have no natural predators, their
01:08numbers have increased.
01:09And it is estimated that there are about 2,000 to 4,000 snakes there.
01:13Because migratory birds often pass by, they continue to survive and multiply.
01:18The venom of the golden lance-head is really very potent.
01:21It can dissolve human flesh and just one bite can kill within an hour.
01:26Because of this, it has become part of local legends, stories of gruesome deaths, and narrow
01:31escapes from danger.
01:33It is said that in the early 20th century, a lighthouse keeper and his family perished
01:38after snakes invaded their home.
01:40Today, the Brazilian Navy strictly prohibits visits to the island.
01:44And only a select few researchers are allowed to set foot there to study the golden lance-head
01:49snakes in their natural habitat.
02:00In the remote southern part of Venezuela, there are mountains that seem to rise from the middle
02:05of the forest, the Sarasaranama mountain.
02:08The steep cliffs and flat summit of this mountain are very different from the lush forest that
02:12surrounds it.
02:13It is a place shrouded in mystery, where it is said that secrets of the ancient world are
02:18hidden among the twisted rock formations and deep sinkholes that cut across its surface.
02:24For the native Yuana people who have long lived around the mountain, Sarasari Sarasaranama is
02:29truly a sacred place, home to the spirits of their ancestors.
02:33However, for the outside world, the mountain remained almost unknown until the 1970s when a group
02:39of Venezuelan scientists made a surprising discovery.
02:42While flying in a small airplane, they noticed huge holes on the surface of the mountain, some
02:48of which were nearly a thousand feet deep and wide.
02:51Because of their curiosity, they returned to the area and explored it personally, traversing
02:55the dense forests and steep cliffs.
02:58What they discovered was truly an extraordinary sight.
03:01The sinkholes, called Cimas in Spanish, aren't just ordinary pits.
03:05They have their own ecosystem with plants and animals that can't be found anywhere
03:09else, adapted to the cold and humid environment of the caves.
03:13Some even have their own microclimate, with temperatures and humidity that are very different
03:18from the surrounding forests.
03:21Number 13, Heard and Macdonald Islands, Indian Ocean
03:26In the middle of the fierce southern Indian Ocean, two islands stand amidst the storm, Heard
03:32Island and Macdonald Island.
03:33These are owned by Australia, but almost no one lives here.
03:37These two islands were created by fire and volcanoes and shaped by intense winds and waves.
03:43On Heard Island, the larger of the two, you will find towering mountains covered in snow
03:48and ice, including Mawson Peak, which stands at 9,600 feet, one of the only active volcanoes
03:54in Australian territory.
03:55Its coast is constantly battered by strong ocean waves, while inside you can find glaciers,
04:01lava fields, and cold tundra.
04:03Despite the extreme cold and chaotic weather, nature continues to thrive here.
04:08From tiny mosses and lichens, to seals and penguins seeking shelter on the shore.
04:13Macdonald Island, which is about 26 miles to the west, is even smaller and more rugged.
04:17There are almost no plants, and it is covered by ice and rocks.
04:21But even in such harshness, nature is still alive.
04:26Large colonies of seabirds fly overhead, and seals rest on its cold shores.
04:3212.
04:33Beledo Havari, Amazon Rainforest
04:39The Beledo Havari, or Havari Valley, is a vast land covering over 33,000 square miles in
04:45the heart of the Amazon Rainforest.
04:47One of the last remaining sanctuaries in the world that has not yet been reached by modern
04:51civilization.
04:52In the heart of this forest, some of the last remaining tribes in the world live, with
04:56no contact with the outside world.
04:59Indigenous people who chose to live their own way, far from the influence of the modern
05:03world.
05:03For many centuries, the tribes of Havari Valley have lived peacefully and in harmony with
05:08nature.
05:09They rely on the forest not only for food, but also for their religious and spiritual way
05:14of life.
05:15They are skilled in hunting and gathering, using traditional weapons like bows and arrows
05:20to catch animals in the forest.
05:22They also know how to navigate the forest using the stars and the sounds of nature.
05:26The chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves, and the flow of water serve as their maps.
05:32However, in recent decades, the tranquility of Havari Valley has been gradually broken.
05:36Illegal loggers, miners, and hunters have started to enter their land to exploit the natural
05:42resources of the forest.
05:44Because of this, the tribes have strongly resisted, sometimes leading to violent clashes.
05:50Many of them lost their lives defending their ancestral land, a clear testament to their
05:55determination to remain free and untouched by the outside world.
06:02Number 11.
06:03Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean.
06:06In the depths of the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there is a trench deeper than the height
06:11of Mount Everest, the Mariana Trench.
06:13It is a gigantic cut on the surface of the Earth that reaches about 36,000 feet, almost
06:18as high as the altitude at which airplanes fly in the sky.
06:21This is the deepest place in the world where the water pressure is equivalent to the weight
06:25of 50 jumbo jets pressing down on a single finger.
06:29In this dark and terrifying depth, where the water can crush a human body like a can, some
06:35creatures still survive.
06:36Here, you can find strange organisms like xenophyophores, large single-celled creatures that crawl along
06:42the bottom of the trench, and the Mariana snailfish, which can survive pressures that would crush
06:47most creatures on the surface of the world.
06:49There are also microbes that live near hot hydrothermal vents, where the temperature is
06:54high enough to boil water.
06:55But for them, that's just normal.
06:58Only a few people have dared to descend into these depths.
07:01And one of them is James Cameron, the famous film director, who in 2012 became the first
07:07person to reach the deepest part of the trench on a solo dive.
07:11His special submersible captured amazing videos of that strange world.
07:15It was a sight that seemed like another planet, far from anything humans have ever seen.
07:2310. Palmerston Island, South Pacific Ocean
07:28Amid the isolation of the South Pacific Ocean, there is a small island that seems to have been
07:33forgotten by time, Palmerston Island.
07:35On this island, only 58 people live, and almost all of them are related to each other.
07:40This unique history began back in 1863, when an Englishman named William Marsters arrived here
07:47with his three Polynesian wives.
07:49Over the years, they had 23 children.
07:51And from those children, their descendants multiplied even more.
07:55Today, almost everyone living on the island is a direct descendant of Marsters, which makes
07:59it one of the most homogeneous populations in the entire world.
08:03Life on Palmerston Island is simple and peaceful.
08:06There are no cars, stores, or even running water.
08:08They live by fishing and farming, relying on the ocean and nature.
08:13Their only connection to the outside world is a single satellite phone, and a ship carrying
08:18essential supplies like medicine and fuel arrives only twice a year.
08:22Despite their isolation, the people of Palmerston are lively and cheerful.
08:27We show that sometimes the most remote places in the world can be the closest to the true spirit
08:32of community and family.
08:35Number 9.
08:36Adok, Alaska, USA
08:39At the end of the Aleutian Islands, where the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea meet,
08:44there is a land known as the birthplace of the winds.
08:47This is Attic Island, a treeless island that is constantly battered by strong winds and rain,
08:53home to the westernmost city in the United States.
08:55The weather here is known for being harsh and unpredictable.
08:59In one moment, it can be sunny and calm.
09:01But moments later, gusts of wind and thick clouds arrive as if swallowing the entire island.
09:07In the mid-20th century,
09:09Adok became an important military base used by the US during World War II and the Cold War.
09:14A naval air station was built here with more than 6,000
09:17personnel complete with a school, church, stores, and a bowling alley.
09:21However, when the Cold War ended, it gradually lost its significance.
09:25By 1997, the base was finally closed and the place was left like a ghost of the past.
09:31Now, there are only a little over 100 residents living in Adok, resilient people who continue
09:36to struggle against the harsh climate and the forces of nature.
09:39The buildings are slowly being consumed by the wind and the sea, while the streets remain
09:44quiet, except for the howling of the wind passing through the abandoned houses.
09:48In Adok, every day is a battle against nature, against strong storms, rain, and thick fog that
09:55can cover the island within minutes. For the people who have stayed here,
09:59the silence and the closeness to nature have become a part of their lives.
10:058. Villa Lasistrias, Antarctica
10:10On King George Island in Antarctica, there is a small community that thrives in the
10:15midst of the frozen wilderness. Villa Lasistrias, one of the two civilian communities on the entire
10:21continent, with temperatures dropping as low as negative 128 degrees Fahrenheit and winds
10:26reaching up to 200 miles per hour living here, is truly a test of resilience and courage.
10:31It was established in 1984 by the government of Chile as part of their presence on the continent.
10:37It is brought to life by colorful buildings with small schools, a post office, a hospital,
10:42and residences for scientists, soldiers, and their families. All of these are designed to
10:47withstand the extreme cold and harsh climate of Antarctica. However, life here is not for the
10:52faint of heart. During the winter months, the sun does not rise. There is only darkness and cold.
10:58Frostbite can strike within minutes outside and the isolation is intense because there is no connection
11:03to the rest of the world for many months. Nevertheless, despite all of that, the people living in
11:08Via Lasistrias do not give up. They run science experiments, study the climate, and keep the
11:15small community alive at the end of the world. For them, this place is not just a home but a
11:20symbol
11:20of human courage in the midst of endless ice. 7. Cape York, Australia
11:30At the northernmost tip of Australia, where the continent seems to reach out to the Torres Strait,
11:34you'll find the Cape York Peninsula, a vast and wild land of savannah, forests, and wetlands.
11:41This is one of the last true frontiers of the Australian outback, where nature still reigns,
11:47and traces of modern life seem like a distant memory. For thousands of years, this has been home
11:52to indigenous tribes, including the Chonky people, who have a deep spiritual connection to this land.
11:58Every mountain, river, and forest holds the stories of their ancestors.
12:01Legends are passed down through each generation. Their traditional ways of hunting and fishing help
12:07shape the unique ecosystem of the region. Cape York is rich in natural resources and beauty.
12:14There are more than 3,000 types of plants, including the rare golden orchid, and many animals that can't
12:19be found anywhere else in the world. From the elusive tree kangaroos to large saltwater crocodiles,
12:25some of the most beautiful sights in Australia can also be found here. From the Iron Range Mountain,
12:30to the crystal clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef. In Cape York, you will see the true wild beauty
12:36of nature.
12:37It's a place where the land, sea, and the spirit of the ancestors come together as one.
12:44Number six, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean.
12:50In the vast ocean of the South Atlantic, there is a small piece of land that emerges from the waves.
12:55A place so remote and isolated from the world, it has been called one of the most
12:59distant inhabited islands on the entire planet. This is Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic island with
13:05a population of only about 250 people in this place. Nature is still the true king, and the
13:11signs of modern civilization seem like faint memories now. It is located 1,700 miles away from the nearest
13:18continent. A paradise of breathtaking scenery, towering cliffs, green valleys, and clear seawater teeming
13:25with life. Here you will find animals that are unlike any other in the world, like the Tristan
13:30albatross with wings that span up to 11 feet, and the Tristan rock lobster, a prized seafood delicacy
13:37sought after by gourmets around the world. But life here is not for the faint of heart. The only way
13:42to reach
13:43the island is by taking a week-long boat journey from South Africa. And even then, the journey is
13:48very dangerous because of the strong waves and treacherous ocean currents. When you arrive,
13:53you will have to face extreme weather conditions. Strong winds, sudden rain, and thick fog that can
13:58cover the island at any time. 5. Madug County, Tibet
14:06In the misty mountains of Eastern Tibet, there is a hidden valley shrouded in mystery and legend. Madug
14:13County, also known as Hidden Lotus in the Tibetan language. It is a land of extraordinary beauty and
14:18deep spiritual significance, where the boundary between the physical and spiritual world seems
14:23very thin. For many centuries, it was isolated from the rest of the world, and the only way to reach
14:29it was through dangerous mountains and an ancient, awe-inspiring bridge suspended above a raging river.
14:34That's how remote it is. This was the last place in China to be connected by road, and it was
14:39only
14:39completed in 2013. Despite its isolation, it is rich in biodiversity, with lush forests, cascading
14:46waterfalls, and thousands of species of plants and animals. There are 2,000 species of plants here,
14:52and many of them can't be found anywhere else in the world. In the forest, you can hear the calls
14:57of rare
14:57birds like the green Tarapogun and the elusive Ward's Trogon. But beyond its beauty, Madug is a sacred
15:04place for Tibetan Buddhists. According to legend, the valley was blessed by Buddha himself, who said
15:10that one day it would become a sanctuary for people seeking enlightenment and peace. 4. Cape Melville, Australia
15:21In the dense forests of Northern Queensland, Australia, there is a lost world hidden behind
15:26massive granite boulders and thick forests, Cape Melville. And it is located near the Great Barrier Reef,
15:33and is known for its incredible natural beauty and unique creatures. Because of the extremely rugged
15:38terrain and dense trees, this place remained almost undiscovered by humans for many centuries. However,
15:44in recent years, researchers have conducted scientific expeditions, and discovered a large number of
15:49unusual animals that were previously unknown to science. Among these are three new species of reptiles,
15:54animals, including the Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko, an eight-inch lizard with large eyes and a leaf-shaped
16:00tail, making it almost invisible in its surroundings. The Cape Melville Shade Skink, a small lizard with a
16:06shiny blue tail that moves quickly in the shadows of the forest. And the blotched girl frog, a rare type
16:12of
16:12frog that lives among granite rocks and only comes out during the rainy season to breed.
16:19Number 3, Hansong Dong Cave, Vietnam. Deep within the vast Phong Nha Khe Bang National Park in Vietnam,
16:27a natural wonder is hidden that seems beyond imagination. Hansong Dong, the largest cave in the
16:32entire world. Inside it is another world where nature truly reigns supreme. Underground rivers flow through,
16:40carving paths and caves as large as skyscrapers. From the cave floors, stalagmites rise up like an ancient
16:46forest turned to stone. They reach up to ceilings shrouded in a cloud of mist. This vast underground
16:52kingdom is a testament to the strength and beauty of our planet, secrets hidden deep within the earth.
16:59It was discovered in 1991 by a local farmer named Hoka, but its entrance remained a secret for almost
17:06two decades. In 2009, a group of British cave explorers led by Howard Limburg finally explored inside,
17:12and there they discovered the extraordinary world of Sandung, a place truly unbelievable in its size and
17:19beauty. It measures over three miles long, 660 feet high, and 490 feet wide. It's a stone basilica that
17:27seems to be made by the gods of nature. Because of the cave's unique geology, it has created its own
17:32microclimate, with its own weather, scenery, and living creatures. Sunlight passes through large holes in the
17:38cave ceiling, illuminating underground jungles with ancient trees and unique species that have never
17:44been seen anywhere else in the world. Only a few hundred visitors are allowed to enter here each year.
17:50They have to travel through dense forests, cross rivers in deep terrain, and climb slippery rocks to
17:57reach the mysterious secrets of Hansong Dong.
18:00Number 2. Mount Namuli, Mozambique
18:05From the lush forests of northern Mozambique rises Mount Namuli like a monument of nature,
18:11a place of extraordinary beauty and scientific wonder. At 7,948 feet, it is the second highest
18:18mountain in the country, a granite monolith that looks like a fist of stone pushed up from the
18:23depths of the earth. For many centuries it has been shrouded in mystery and mist, and it is rarely
18:28visited by outsiders. But only recently, scientific expeditions have begun, revealing a great number of
18:34unique creatures that can only be found here. From tiny insects crawling on dry leaves to beautiful
18:39birds flying high above the forest, Mount Namuli is full of life. The most unique of all is the
18:45variety of habitats supported by the mountain. In its lower parts, the rainforest is rich in animals and
18:51plants. As you go higher, it becomes grassland and rocky areas where rare plants and animals thrive.
18:56Able to survive in thin soil and cold air. This is also where the Namuliopolis lives,
19:02a small bird that can only be found on this mountain in the entire world.
19:08Number 1. Larinconata, Peru
19:12At an altitude of 16,700 feet in the Andes Mountains of Peru, you will find Larinconata, the highest
19:19permanently inhabited town in the world. This small town, which is perched on the edge of a gold mine,
19:25is a place where every day is a struggle to survive, and where the desire to become rich comes with
19:31a
19:31heavy price. About 50,000 residents here live in conditions unimaginable to most people elsewhere.
19:37The air here is so thin that even the strongest people have trouble breathing. There's no proper
19:43sanitation here, so diseases like tuberculosis and mercury poisoning are widespread. The town's water is
19:49contaminated with heavy metals, and there's no proper waste disposal system. The roads here are full of
19:56filth and human waste. Nevertheless, thousands of people still flock here every year, coming in hoping
20:01to find gold. Most of the miners work illegally, risking their lives because of mine collapses,
20:08explosions, and chemical poisoning. Some have been lucky and gained wealth, but for most,
20:13their reward is just a small amount. Not enough to make up for the hardship and danger they face in
20:18this
20:19harsh place.
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