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I've been thinking about this for a few days now. Discounting the Jungle, Desert, or Antarctica, where is the biggest unbroken track or wilderness, with no roads, in the world. I'm talking places with boreal forests, the true "essence" of wilderness. Somewhere in northern canada, or Siberia are the two places that I can guess as being the most uninhabited. Looking forward to info.
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Without doing any research, and excluding Antartica, I would guess that the largest roadless areas in the world would be located in Greenland."Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
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We have a member here who spent a lot of time in Siberia studying the Geology so he may be able to offer some information about that.
Part of the problem is that when you limit it to the areas that have forest, because of logging, they are not so remote any more."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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Hawk, is that really you! Good to have you back. Now, if you wouldn't mind sharing where you've been with the rest of the forum, I think we were all gettin a little worried.I cherish the outdoors. Its the adventure, the unknown, and the call of the wild that gives me its thrill, passion, and deepest respect.Comment
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Originally posted by southernadkhiker
There ya go
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As for the topic, last night we were watching some travel show on Alaska and by the sounds of it there is plenty of untouched land up in the northwestern portions of the state. Remember that Alaska is a HUGE state by land mass, like half the continental US. lolComment
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Oh , I'll put a couple words , later 
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Yea, I watched that show on the discovery channel. It really is remarkable just how big Alaska is. Could you believe that 82 year old bush pilot that was still flying!I cherish the outdoors. Its the adventure, the unknown, and the call of the wild that gives me its thrill, passion, and deepest respect.Comment
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That's nothing. Clarence Petty who turned 100 last year was still flying in his 90's and somewhere in his mid 80's, did his last hike up Marcy.Originally posted by southernadkhiker"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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Wow!I cherish the outdoors. Its the adventure, the unknown, and the call of the wild that gives me its thrill, passion, and deepest respect.Comment
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Unroadless Arctic
Just few words about a part of Arctic Desert from Barents See to Bering Strait - a belt along Arctic Ocean from ~ 70 N , including archipelagos ( among them Severnaya Zemlya , some times considered as a last Great Geographical Discovery - 1913 ) .
1 : 200 000 geological map for this territory was available by 90 th . It means by 80th the lands were walked over with average distance between unvisible geological trails 2 km ( ~ 1.2 mi ) .
Unfortunately , there are also visible roads . A summer trace from any kind of heavy Caterpillar ( one way trip ) stays for at least years . Everything is fragile up there and in constant fight for life .
On a glacier a vehicle's track can dissaper in minutes even in July ( if is snowstorm ) . And they are melting and melting , glaciers ...
Stations with rotated staff ( meteo - , bio - , glacio - ) , military posts exist for dozen years .
So , it's still remote , but not virgin wild .
I heard , Canadians close similar territories for any activities , exept for Native Peoples , harmless scientists ( as biologists for example ) and high paid tourism or safari . If it's just an idea - sounds very good for me .Comment
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I have read articles claiming the Tongass in Alaska is the largest roadless area in the world.Comment
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What about these guys? How does the Bering Straits rate as being roadless?
MOSCOW - A former paratrooper attempting a record-breaking 36,000-mile trek around the world has been arrested by Russian border guards after becoming the first Briton to walk across the Bering Strait.
Karl Bushby, 36, from Hull, and his fellow adventurer, Dimitri Kieffer - who lost a finger from frostbite - were being interrogated by the security service FSB, officials in the remote Chukotka region of Siberia said.
They were detained on April 1 after a hazardous two-week hike across the 58 miles of partially frozen sea that separates the North American landmass from Asia.
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They aroused further suspicion because they were carrying satellite and navigation technology and a revolver.
Now that's an adventure, I think.
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Bering Strait
roadless? yes ... 'cause it's water. except in winter when it's frozen.sigpic
Once a year, go some where you've never been before.
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He started from the tip of South America. I've been following this ambler for some time..."Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
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OCEAN . From 10th feet down to bottom . Huge 3D spaces , where nobody never ( subs are just flies in winter ) . Full of life .Comment
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