Nº 009 Further than you think

The Nearest People to This Spot Are Sometimes in Space

Point Nemo is the point in the ocean furthest from any land: 2,688 km from the nearest coast in three directions. The Space Station orbits about 400 km up, so when it passes overhead, the nearest humans are astronauts. Space agencies steer old spacecraft down into this remote stretch of ocean.

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Sources

• NOAA, Point Nemo (coordinates, 2,688 km, Ducie / Motu Nui / Maher Island)
• Astronauts as the nearest people: Sky at Night Magazine,
• Mir re-entry (2001)