An isolated city with barely any people might sound like the setting of a horror movie — but it’s where Jamie Loan calls home.

The 36-year-old moved to Whittier, a seaside town in Southern Alaska, seven years ago with her husband Kyle, 37.

Sitting on the banks of the Prince William Sound, and nestled between glaciers and mountains, the average winter temperature in Whittier is somewhere between a rather chilly -18C and -12C.

And while the sea might be home to an abundance of wildlife — including orcas, humpback whales and sea otters — it’s not quite so busy on land. In fact, the last census counted just 272 residents.

For Jamie and Kyle though, this was all part of the appeal. Such a small population means the housing market isn’t exactly competitive, in fact, almost all of the

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