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 — ...

For decades, space agencies have guided decommissioned stations and satellites to one of the most remote places on ...

Where is the true "middle of nowhere?" Philosophically speaking, it's always about two hours drive from your home town. Scientifically, it's Point Nemo: a place which is important due to the immensity ...

Earth has no shortage of strange and dramatic places. There’s the Door to Hell in Turkmenistan — a natural gas crater that has burned continuously since 1971. North Sentinel Island in India’s Andaman ...

The world is a big place. So big that there are many obscure locations most of us will never hear of, much less visit. As a matter of fact, scientists have mapped out the most inaccessible areas to ...

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday touted Starlink capabilities at Point Nemo. What Happened: Point Nemo is a point in the Pacific Ocean farthest from land at a distance of about 2,688 kilometers or ...

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Point Nemo, the most isolated spot on Earth, is gaining attention. Located in the South Pacific, it is the farthest point from any land. Astronauts in space are often closer than people on Earth. This ...