Most isolated cities in the world
These cities are the farthest from any other major urban centre — measured as the distance to the nearest city in the CityExtremes database (cities with populations of roughly 500,000 or more).
| # | City | Continent | Nearest city | Distance to nearest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Honolulu (HI), United States of America |
North America |
San Francisco (CA), United States of America |
3,857 km (2,397 mi) |
| 2 |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
Australia and Oceania |
 Newcastle, Australia |
2,140 km (1,330 mi) |
| 3 |
Anchorage (AK), United States of America |
North America |
 Vancouver (BC), Canada |
2,136 km (1,327 mi) |
| 4 |
Perth, Australia |
Australia and Oceania |
Adelaide, Australia |
2,136 km (1,327 mi) |
| 5 |
 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Australia and Oceania |
Brisbane, Australia |
2,083 km (1,294 mi) |
| 6 |
 Jayapura, Indonesia |
Asia |
 General Santos, Philippines |
1,976 km (1,228 mi) |
| 7 |
 Punta Arenas, Chile |
South America |
 Mar del Plata, Argentina |
1,974 km (1,227 mi) |
| 8 |
 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
Asia |
 Sapporo, Japan |
1,693 km (1,052 mi) |
| 9 |
Yakutsk, Russia |
Asia |
Khabarovsk, Russia |
1,544 km (959 mi) |
| 10 |
Darwin, Australia |
Australia and Oceania |
Makasar, Indonesia |
1,495 km (929 mi) |
| 11 |
Norilsk, Russia |
Asia |
Tomsk, Russia |
1,445 km (898 mi) |
| 12 |
St. John's (NL), Canada |
North America |
Québec City (QC), Canada |
1,404 km (872 mi) |
| 13 |
Cairns, Australia |
Australia and Oceania |
Brisbane, Australia |
1,386 km (861 mi) |
| 14 |
 Antananarivo, Madagascar |
Africa |
 Blantyre City, Malawi |
1,375 km (854 mi) |
| 15 |
 Reykjavík, Iceland |
Europe |
 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
1,340 km (833 mi) |
| 16 |
 Manaus, Brazil |
South America |
 Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |
1,302 km (809 mi) |
| 17 |
Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
South America |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
1,200 km (746 mi) |
| 18 |
 Windhoek, Namibia |
Africa |
 Soweto, South Africa |
1,166 km (725 mi) |
| 19 |
Novy Urengoy, Russia |
Asia |
Tyumen, Russia |
1,155 km (718 mi) |
| 20 |
Townsville, Australia |
Australia and Oceania |
Brisbane, Australia |
1,109 km (689 mi) |
| 21 |
Dunedin, New Zealand |
Australia and Oceania |
Auckland, New Zealand |
1,064 km (661 mi) |
| 22 |
 Port Louis, Mauritius |
Africa |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
1,055 km (656 mi) |
| 23 |
Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius |
Africa |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
1,055 km (656 mi) |
| 24 |
Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius |
Africa |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
1,052 km (654 mi) |
| 25 |
Winnipeg (MB), Canada |
North America |
Milwaukee (WI), United States of America |
1,040 km (646 mi) |
| 26 |
Murmansk, Russia |
Europe |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
1,015 km (631 mi) |
| 27 |
Ambon, Indonesia |
Asia |
Makasar, Indonesia |
985 km (612 mi) |
| 28 |
 Mogadishu, Somalia |
Africa |
 Mombasa, Kenya |
923 km (574 mi) |
| 29 |
 Nyala, Sudan |
Africa |
Omdurman, Sudan |
911 km (566 mi) |
| 30 |
Puerto Montt, Chile |
South America |
Puente Alto, Chile |
897 km (557 mi) |
| 31 |
Trelew, Argentina |
South America |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
876 km (544 mi) |
| 32 |
 Paramaribo, Suriname |
South America |
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |
873 km (542 mi) |
| 33 |
Noyabrsk, Russia |
Asia |
Tyumen, Russia |
865 km (537 mi) |
| 34 |
 Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France |
Africa |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
857 km (533 mi) |
| 35 |
Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France |
Africa |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
842 km (523 mi) |
| 36 |
 Salalah, Oman |
Asia |
 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
826 km (513 mi) |
| 37 |
Osorno, Chile |
South America |
Puente Alto, Chile |
805 km (500 mi) |
| 38 |
Macapá, Brazil |
South America |
Sao Luís, Brazil |
804 km (500 mi) |
| 39 |
 Bangui, Central African Republic |
Africa |
 Yaounde, Cameroon |
784 km (487 mi) |
| 40 |
Ji-Paraná, Brazil |
South America |
 Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
781 km (485 mi) |
| 41 |
 Dili, Timor-Leste |
Asia |
Makasar, Indonesia |
779 km (484 mi) |
| 42 |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Australia and Oceania |
Auckland, New Zealand |
764 km (475 mi) |
| 43 |
Porto Velho, Brazil |
South America |
Manaus, Brazil |
758 km (471 mi) |
| 44 |
Arkhangelsk, Russia |
Europe |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
738 km (459 mi) |
| 45 |
Parauapebas, Brazil |
South America |
Sao Luís, Brazil |
734 km (456 mi) |
| 46 |
Valdivia, Chile |
South America |
Puente Alto, Chile |
729 km (453 mi) |
| 47 |
Billings (MT), United States of America |
North America |
Calgary (AB), Canada |
715 km (444 mi) |
| 48 |
 Dunhuang, Gansu, China |
Asia |
Urumqi, Xinjiang, China |
713 km (443 mi) |
| 49 |
Severodvinsk, Russia |
Europe |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
713 km (443 mi) |
| 50 |
 Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Africa |
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
708 km (440 mi) |