Point Nemo is the loneliest place in the ocean
Deep in the South Pacific lies Point Nemo, the oceanic pole of inaccessibility located over 1,600 miles from the nearest land, making it the most isolated spot on our entire planet.
Point Nemo is so remote that the closest human beings are often astronauts orbiting 250 miles overhead on the International Space Station. Located in the South Pacific Gyre, this vast stretch of water sits roughly 1,670 miles away from the Pitcairn Islands, Easter Island, and Antarctica.
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