The 15 most remote islands you can visit around the world

We've rounded up the most remote islands on earth, based on their distance from the nearest mainland.

Our list includes places that have turned their obscurity into a tourist attraction, like the Galapagos Islands, where some hotel rooms can cost visitors thousands.

Others are inhabited by scientific researchers or have indigenous populations that are cut off from the outside world, like North Senitel Island. The native Senitelese are pretty hostile towards visitors from the mainland.

From Bear Island in the North Pole to Niue in the South Pacific Ocean, here are our 15.