For many ticking ‘send mail’ off our to-do list involves nothing more strenuous than licking a stamp and heading down to our nearest post office. Not so for residents living in some of the furthest corners of the globe, who rather than taking a hop, skip and jump to the nearest post office may have to opt for a scenario closer to boat, train or plane. If this seems a bit farfetched, prepare to be enlightened courtesy of the world’s most remote post offices.
Easter Island Post Office
With an island population of 5,761 this Pacific Island post office fails to come close to the frenetic pace that is normally set by post offices in the UK. With a drib drab of callers, including tourists looking for that all important postcard stamp, entries in the visitor’s book may take some time to reach the footfall achieved in other post offices around the globe.
Picture credit:Kim Smith
Penguin Post Office, Antarctic Peninsula
Located in Port Lockroy in the Antarctic Peninsula this British Antarctic Territory Post Office takes its name from its surrounding population of Gentoo penguins. While the post office is devoid of mains electricity, running water or central heating, its stunning location and its range of postal basics more than makes up for it.
Picture credit: Brittany
China Post Office, Everest Base Camp – Nepal
Wi-Fi is unlikely to be on offer at Everest, so for those who are keen to boast about their ascent of the globe’s highest mountain, why not opt for good, old, fashioned snail mail? Just make sure you plan your hike of a lifetime around the post office’s open season between April and August each year!
Picture credit: Michael Henley
Supai Post Office, Arizona
Located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon the Supai Post Office serves the Havasupai Nation, a Native American tribe. As the area can’t be accessed by car 41,000 pounds of mail, supplies and food are lugged by hardworking mules each week.
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