Pitcairn Islands
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Sep 06, 2026
The Most Isolated Community on Earth: How Pitcairn Island's 45 People Keep a World Alive
Pitcairn Island has no airport, no regular shipping route, and a total population of around 45 people. It was founded by mutineers fleeing British law in 1790, and it has been struggling to survive — and refusing to disappear — ever since. This is the story of what it actually takes to be the last people standing on the world's most remote inhabited island.