point nemo It is the most remote place on planet Earth, away from the surface, in the heart of the sea. Around you only see the water and the sky.
It is so distant that it is even useful to drop there the largest space debris.
Do you want to know more about Point Nemo? we leave you these five facts over the most remote place on planet Earth.
It is located in the South Pacific Ocean, about 2,688 kilometers from Antarctica and several small oceanic islands, like La Ducie, Pitcairn, Motu Nui and Maher. Its specific coordinates are 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W.
The Croatian-Canadian surveying engineer Hrvoje Lukatela discovered Point Nemo in 1992. He did so using a computer simulation, calculating the location of the maritime pole of inaccessibility. His name is in honor of Captain Nemo, the character in the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by French writer Jules Verne.
Point Nemo was formed by the interaction of ocean currents, which have pushed water away from the coast. It is a place of very deep waters, almost an average of 4,000 meters.
Yes. Being so remote and inaccessible, it is used by aerospace agencies like a graveyard of satellites. Satellites and ships (such as the Mir space station) that are no longer useful are sent there to sink to the bottom of the ocean.
In theory there is none, since there is little food in the area. According to oceanographer Steven D’Hondt, quoted by the BBC, the current blocks the entry of cooler, nutrient-rich waters, making it “the least biologically active region of the ocean in the world.” Marine life inhabits spaces closer to the continental masses.