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The Last Uninhabited Places on Earth

From icy subantarctic outposts to tropical specks in the ocean, these are some of the most remote corners of the world. Can you guess the last uninhabited islands and regions where humans first set foot? Most are overseas territories, with only the occasional country.
Too hard? Try the companion quiz, The Last Countries on Earth Settled by Humans, here.
Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica & Wikipedia
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Year Discovered
Region
Answer
1456
Portuguese-discovered archipelago off West Africa.
Cape Verde
1470
Equatorial islands in the Gulf of Guinea, later major sugar colonies.
São Tomé and Príncipe
1473
Tiny volcanic island south of São Tomé, now part of Equatorial Guinea. Its name means ‘Good Year’ in Portuguese.
Annobón
1500
Home of the Moriori people, east of New Zealand.
Chatham Islands
1502
Remote Atlantic island, Napoleon’s final place of exile.
St. Helena
1503
Ecuadorian islands that inspired Darwin.
Galápagos Islands
1503
Indian Ocean island nation, once a pirate hideout.
Seychelles
1506
The world’s most remote inhabited islands.
Tristan da Cunha
1511
North Atlantic island, famous for the “triangle” and shipwrecks.
Bermuda
1507
Not a family get-together — but a French island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.
Réunion
1507
Smallest of the Mascarenes, east of Mauritius, named after the Portuguese navigator who discovered them.
Rodrigues
1522
Tiny French island named after the Dutch capital.
Île Amsterdam
1559
Neighbor of the island above. Has a saintly name, but not much of a holiday spot.
Île Saint-Paul
1596
Arctic archipelago north of Norway, now home to the Global Seed Vault.
Svalbard
1609
Indian Ocean islands first sighted by Europeans in 1609, later settled by Malays in 1825.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1614
Norwegian Arctic volcanic island, a military base and weather station today.
Jan Mayen
1643
Named by an English captain after its discovery on Christmas Day.
Christmas Island
1663
South African subantarctic wildlife havens, mostly penguins not princes as the name implies.
Prince Edward Islands
1675
Remote South Atlantic isle & Shackleton's final resting place. Once a whaling hub — now mostly penguins and seals.
South Georgia
1690
Disputed South Atlantic islands, site of 1982 war.
Falkland Islands
1701
Remote Atlantic base later used by NASA.
Ascension Island
1772
Bleak French subantarctic bird colonies — sounds like a pastry, but croissants aren't on the menu.
Crozet Islands
1772
French “Islands of Desolation” in the subantarctic Indian Ocean.
Kerguelen Islands
1775
Volcanic islands are named after a famous Earl… not what you put between bread.
South Sandwich Islands
1788
Australian island in the Tasman Sea, World Heritage listed.
Lord Howe Island
1790
Remote Pacific islands settled by the HMS Bounty mutineers.
Pitcairn Islands
1810
Australian sub Antarctic island, breeding site for royal penguins.
Macquarie Island
1819
Named after Scottish islands, but these ones are far too cold for ponies.
South Shetland Islands
1820
The last continent set foot on by humans.
Antarctica
1821
Remote islands northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Despite the name, orcs don't live here.
South Orkney Islands
1853–1855
Where penguins meet lava — Australia’s only active volcanoes. In the subantarctic.
Heard & McDonald Islands
Answers in blue denote countries.
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3 Comments
Auksie
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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.

NateVoD
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Level 60
Jun 15, 2024
Thanks for the heads up. Will fix the mistake and definitely take a look at your suggestions. Cheers!
NateVoD
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Level 60
Sep 14, 2025
Updated and improved with more expansive clues.
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