Point Nemo: facts about the Earth's farthest point from land

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3. Who discovered Point Nemo?: The location of Point Nemo was first calculated in 1992 by Croatian-Canadian survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela.

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Point Nemo: facts about the Earth's farthest point from land

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BY MAIA MULKO

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Point Nemo is the most remote place on Earth. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean and lies around 1,670 miles from the nearest land.

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It is called “Point Nemo” because “nemo” means “no one” in Latin.

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1. The oceanic pole of inaccessibility: This means that it is the place on the ocean that is furthest away from any land.

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2. Exact location of Point Nemo: 1,680.7 miles from the nearest islands in the South Pacific Ocean: Ducie Island, an uninhabited atoll that is part of the Pitcairn Islands.

3. Who discovered Point Nemo?: The location of Point Nemo was first calculated in 1992 by Croatian-Canadian survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela.

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4. Point Nemo, a lifeless spot: It is clear that there is no human life anywhere near Point Nemo.

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5. The home of Cthulhu: Point Nemo’s location is coincidentally close to that of R’yleh, H.P Lovecraft’s fictional sunken city, where the entity Cthulhu is interred.

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6. The bloop:
In 1997, researchers from NOAA detected an ultra-low-frequency sound near Point Nemo that they couldn’t explain. They called it “the bloop.”

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Point Nemo: facts about the Earth's farthest point from land

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BY MAIA MULKO

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Point Nemo is the most remote place on Earth. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean and lies around 1,670 miles from the nearest land.

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It is called “Point Nemo” because “nemo” means “no one” in Latin.

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1. The oceanic pole of inaccessibility: This means that it is the place on the ocean that is furthest away from any land.

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2. Exact location of Point Nemo: 1,680.7 miles from the nearest islands in the South Pacific Ocean: Ducie Island, an uninhabited atoll that is part of the Pitcairn Islands.

3. Who discovered Point Nemo?: The location of Point Nemo was first calculated in 1992 by Croatian-Canadian survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela.

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4. Point Nemo, a lifeless spot: It is clear that there is no human life anywhere near Point Nemo.

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5. The home of Cthulhu: Point Nemo’s location is coincidentally close to that of R’yleh, H.P Lovecraft’s fictional sunken city, where the entity Cthulhu is interred.

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6. The bloop: In 1997, researchers from NOAA detected an ultra-low-frequency sound near Point Nemo that they couldn’t explain. They called it “the bloop.”

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6. The bloop:
In 1997, researchers from NOAA detected an ultra-low-frequency sound near Point Nemo that they couldn’t explain. They called it “the bloop.”