also: おうち
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
interior; hinterland; remote back region
Refers to a place deep inside a region, especially far from towns, coasts, roads, or centers of activity. Common in phrases like 山の奥地 and ジャングルの奥地.
The survey team headed into the depths of the jungle.
There is a small village deep in the mountains.
It's said that unknown creatures live deep in the jungle's interior.
The research team ventured deep into the Amazon interior.
That tribe still lives deep in the mountainous interior.
内陸 simply means inland as opposed to coastal, without the connotation of remoteness or wilderness that 奥地 carries.
奥地 describes the deep interior or backcountry of a region, whereas 秘境 highlights that the place is little-known or shrouded in mystery.
奥地 refers to any remote inland region (not necessarily mountainous), while 山奥 specifically means deep inside the mountains.
沿岸 refers to coastal areas near the sea, the geographic opposite of 奥地's deep inland regions.
Standard and common reading for this kanji spelling.
Attested alternate reading, but おくち is the practical reading learners should expect.
A transparent compound of 奥, meaning an inner or deep part, and 地, meaning land or place. The spelling directly reflects the meaning of land deep inside a region.