Our planet is big. In the past, I've talked about what volcano might be the most remote on the Earth. Turns out that it is likely Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean. It is over 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) from any populated continent and almost 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) from Antarctica. That is truly in the middle of nowhere.
That being said, when you are a volcano in the middle of a giant ocean, it is easy to be remote. It got me wondering, what volcanoes are the most remote on any continent. It is trickier to define than the ocean question because you're on the mainland, so how do you "measure" remoteness. I decided on volcanoes with the fewest people within 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the volcano. Sure, that might mean that maybe there is a city just beyond there, but that doesn't ever tend to be the ...