10. Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic islands

These islands in the Indian Ocean are mostly French-owned islands (there's also a narrow strip of Antarctica known as Adelie Land). The Southern Lands consist of two near-polar archipelagos, Crozet and Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Amsterdam and Saint-Paul, also in the southern Indian Ocean, that have no permanent inhabitants and are visited for several months at a time only by researchers studying the native fauna.



There are no airports, harbours, or permanent populations; Kerguelen has a small hospital. There's no public accommodation, but the Marion Dufresne, an oceanographic and supply ship, visits them four times a year from Reunion Island, and you can travel on it as a paying passenger. Courtesy: Quora

The nearest settlement is the unincorporated town of Rachel which lies about 100 miles away. Get any closer and you may not make it out alive. Google maps offers some aerial views of the government buildings, but there's nothing like seeing it in real life (DREAM ON!).

If you are one of the lucky 3000 who can afford a pricey helicopter tour, consider yourself lucky.