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The Last Places on Earth Discovered by Humans

Know your subarctic, subantarctic and remote tropical islands? Can you guess the names of the last places on earth to ever be set foot on by humankind? Be warned, the answers are mainly remote and obscure overseas territories, with only the occasional country.
Too hard? Try the companion quiz, The Last Countries on Earth Discovered by Humans, here.
Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica & Wikipedia
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Last updated: June 15, 2024
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Year Discovered
Region
Answer
1821
Southern Ocean
South Orkney Islands
1820
Southern Ocean
Antarctica
1819
Southern Ocean
South Shetland Islands
1810
southwestern Pacific
Macquarie Island
1788
Tasman Sea
Lord Howe Island
1775
South Atlantic
South Sandwich Islands
1701
South Atlantic
Ascension Island
1772
southern Indian Ocean
Crozet Islands
1772
southern Indian Ocean
Kerguelen Islands
1690
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
1675
South Atlantic
South Georgia
1663
southern Indian Ocean
Prince Edward Islands
1614
Arctic Ocean
Jan Mayen
1596
Arctic Ocean
Svalbard
Year Discovered
Region
Answer
1559
southern Indian Ocean
Île Saint-Paul
1522
southern Indian Ocean
Île Amsterdam
1511
North Atlantic
Bermuda
1507
Indian Ocean
Réunion
1507
Indian Ocean
Rodrigues
1506
South Atlantic
Tristan da Cunha
1503
Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1502
South Atlantic
St. Helena
1500 - 1550
South Pacific
Chatham Islands
1473
Gulf of Guinea
Annobón
1470
Gulf of Guinea
São Tomé and Príncipe
1456
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Verde
1427*
North Atlantic
Azores
1420*
North Atlantic
Madeira
*Recent studies indicate that these islands were settled much earlier, between 700 - 850 AD, likely by the Norse.
Answers in blue denote countries.
2 Comments
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Level 59
Jun 15, 2024
Great idea for a quiz, and quite challenging! A couple of things to note:

Svalbard is incorrectly spelled and the correct spelling isn't accepted as an answer.

Also, several more islands/island groups that were undiscovered until after 1500 and could be added: Galapagos, Malpelo, Clipperton, Aves, Sable, Heard/McDonald, Cocos (Keeling), Christmas, Tromelin, Revillagigedo, Franz Josef Land, Campbell, Bounty, Antipodes (probably), Guadalupe (MX), Crozet, Fernando de Noronha, Herald (RU), and probably more I'm forgetting.

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Level 58
Jun 15, 2024
Thanks for the heads up. Will fix the mistake and definitely take a look at your suggestions. Cheers!