I Visited the 3 Most Remote Inhabited Islands on Earth

Have you ever wondered what the most isolated, inhabited place on Earth actually looks like - and how people survive thousands of miles away from the rest of humanity?

In this documentary, we travel across three oceans to visit three of the most remote islands on the planet, climbing a ladder of isolation from the edge of the North Atlantic to a volcanic fortress in the middle of the South Atlantic.

First, we explore the Faroe Islands between Iceland and Norway - where 55,000 descendants of the Vikings built the world's first undersea traffic roundabout 230 feet beneath the ocean floor. Next, we fly to Socotra Island in Yemen - an ancient landmass that broke away from Africa 6 million years ago, home to bleeding Dragon's Blood Trees and a 64-year-old fisherman who has lived his entire life inside a coastal cave. Finally, we touch down on one of the most dangerous cliff-top runways in the world on Saint Helena - an island so remote the British Empire used it as a natural prison to exile Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - The Most Isolated Places on Earth (Intro)
00:45 - Three Tiers of Isolation Across Three Oceans
02:15 - Tier 1: The Faroe Islands (Edge of the North Atlantic)
03:30 - Inside the World's First Undersea Roundabout
05:10 - Viking Roots & The Prison With No Bars
06:30 - Lake Sorvagsvatn: The Lake Floating Above the Ocean
08:15 - Old Norse Heritage & The Medieval Chain Dance
10:00 - 1,000 Waterfalls, 5 Traffic Lights & The 2,000-Man Gender Gap
11:30 - Tier 2: Socotra Island, Yemen (The 6-Million-Year-Old Ark)
13:00 - Camping Where White Sand Dunes Meet the Turquoise Sea
14:40 - The Arabian Bermuda Triangle & "Island of the Jinn"
16:15 - An Unwritten Ancient Language & Dates Preserved in Sheep Skin
17:50 - The Bleeding Forest: Guardian of the Dragon's Blood Trees
19:45 - Meeting the 64-Year-Old Cave Dweller of Detwah Lagoon
21:00 - Tier 3: Saint Helena (500 Years of Ultimate Isolation)
23:00 - Jamestown: The Silent Town Wedged Between Two Cliffs
24:45 - Climbing the 699 Steps of Jacob's Ladder & Napoleon's Exile
26:45 - Napoleon's Empty Tomb & What Isolation Teaches Us

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