Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited place in the world.
Why it is true
Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic, is 2,400 kilometres from the nearest mainland. It has about 250 inhabitants and can only be reached by boat, on a journey that takes several days from Cape Town.
Source: National Geographic
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