It’s been called the “loneliest place on earth” — a location so remote it would take days to traverse the 1,670 miles (2,700 kilometers) of ocean between this point and the nearest patch of land — which, even then, is just a cluster of tiny islands inhabited only by birds.
Sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this is Point Nemo, also known as the “pole of inaccessibility.” South of Easter Island, and north of Antarctica, ocean surrounds this point as far as the eye can see, and plunges to depths of over 13,000 feet (4,000 meters).
This extremity has made Point Nemo an attractive target for some unlikely prospectors: the space industry.
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