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by throw0101a
1880 days ago
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> Xkcd has a good fact check on this: it's just about plausible that some Polynesian or Antarctic explorer, the last survivor of a doomed expedition, was the furthest from any other human. But more likely it is the CSM commanders. See Point Nemo: > The oceanic pole of inaccessibility (48°52.5′S 123°23.6′W)[17] is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km (1,670 mi) from the nearest lands: Ducie Island (part of the Pitcairn Islands) to the north, Motu Nui (part of the Easter Islands) to the northeast, and Maher Island (near the larger Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica) to the south. The area is so remote that—as with any location more than 400 kilometres (about 250 miles) from an inhabited area—sometimes the closest human beings are astronauts aboard the International Space Station when it passes overhead.[18][19] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility#Oceani... There are sailing races (group and solo (and non-stop)) that venture into those waters: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ocean_Race * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vend%C3%A9e_Globe * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Golden_Globe_Race |
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