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Does anyone know of a single island that is further from the nearest bit of land, island or islet than Rockall?

In reply to estivoautumnal:

Never heard of Google?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvet_Island

In reply to estivoautumnal:
Kerguelen - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerguelen_Islands

OK wrong - looks like Bouvet trumps Kerguelen.

In reply to estivoautumnal:

St Helena?

In reply to Martin Hore:



Also, the OP asked for a single island, rather than a group.

In reply to estivoautumnal:

Out of interest, why do you ask? I recently went to St Kilda, and that felt remote enough... as a result however I want to go somewhere more remote!

In reply to estivoautumnal:

Good one -- a quick look on google earth shows that most of the usual suspects ( Easter, Ascension, Tristan Da Cunha etc) seem to have outlying islets or stacs.

In reply to richprideaux:

the missus' best friend is from St Helena. Couldn't believe how long she said it took for her to get home and visit her family. like 2-3 weeks each way or something

In reply to estivoautumnal:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvet_Island

from this brilliant wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Earth

In reply to ablackett:

Ah, St Helena is the most remote inhabited island...

In reply to Chris Harris:



Yes I've heard of google. Bouvet Island is not a single island.

In reply to A Longleat Boulderer:

Just interested. Lots of islands claim to be 'remotest' but most have islets or neighbouring islands where Rockall has nothing but a drying reef nearby.

In reply to estivoautumnal:


Apologies, missed that one!

In reply to Chris Harris:

If by Wold you mean Cotswolds... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8850329,-1.7434778,20z

In reply to estivoautumnal:

What about an island within a lake on an island within a lake on an island?

http://www.viralnova.com/vulcan-point/

In reply to estivoautumnal:

It took a bit of searching but I reckon one of these might be the Wolds' most remote island https://www.google.co.uk/maps/search/wolds/@53.9137611,-0.7962938,16z

jk

In reply to Rigid Raider:

There is an island on Loch Maree that has it's own loch, so that's a body of water on an island in a body of water on an island in a body of water.

In reply to Rigid Raider:


Brain overflow. Too much recursion.

In reply to estivoautumnal:


Sorry, since when was Loch Maree on an island (unless you mean GB)? I know the Scots want independence, but I didn't know they'd cut free yet

In reply to Chris Harris:


Ever heard of posting with that kind of reply making you look a bit of a tw*t?

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:
Our country is indeed an island. Wikipedia says...An island / or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

In reply to Gordon Stainforth: Indeed, Scotland occupies the northern end of the 9th largest island in the world.

In reply to estivoautumnal:

Can anyone remember Ronnie Barker's joke about Rockall?

In reply to mbh:

Don't know about Mr Barker but I can tell you there is phuk all at Rockall.

In reply to estivoautumnal:

Indeed, but to say 'island within lake within island within lake within island within sea' doesn't really seem to be in the spirit of the question about remoteness - when the last island in question is one of the most heavily populated in the world, and is the base from which many explorers start.

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

I disagree on a few points.

The UK as a whole is the 51st (ish) most densely populated country in the world. Hardly qualifies as one of the most densely populated. And if you take Scotland as the parent country it is around 188 out of 241 countries. So really not heavily populated at all.

The lake in question is a loch.

My reply to Rigid Raider had no bearing on my original question.