But Point Nemo's uninterrupted stretch of ocean provides the "widest possible area to [land spacecraft] safely," which is why it is the preferred site for the ISS, Lemmens explained.

Point Nemo, also called the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, is at coordinates 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W, according to the National Ocean Service.

Point Nemo is 2,688 km away from the Pitcairn Islands, Moto Nui in the Easter Islands, and Maher Island in Antarctica, its 'closest' land masses. The name means 'no one' in Latin and is named ...

Point Nemo was first discovered by survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela in 1992. After his discovery, it become infamous and got a lot of attention.

In the science fiction adventure Upside Down (streaming now on Peacock) scientists and engineers can play fast and loose with their dual planets’ gravity. It’s possible in this fictional world ...

More specifically, Point Nemo. It’s a place, not a person, and it’s one of the latest milestones on the Volvo Ocean Race, in which seven 65-foot boats race through the world’s roughest oceans.

Point Nemo was first identified by Hrvoje Lukatela 34 years ago using Digital Chart of the World data - with the name a reference to Jules Verne's Captain Nemo from the novel 20,000 Leagues Under ...

Point Nemo, the world’s most remote spot, lies isolated in the Pacific Ocean, over 1,600 miles from the nearest landmass. Lost between the coasts of New Zealand and Antarctica, this place is so ...