Pole of inaccessibility: in the middle of nowhere
Pole of inaccessibility: in the middle of nowhere
The poles of inaccessibility are probably the real last boundaries for explorers. But where and what are they?
I have long been fascinated by the most remote places on the earth and the epic journey of discovery to reach them. I spent countless long mornings to lie in bed and to leaf through the heroic age of Antarctic research in huge reference works, and even longer afternoons to breed over huge cards on which epic adventures are described in detail about untamed oceans.
It was the names Amundsen, Livingstone and Magellan and their unfathomable stories of distant countries, high seas and adventures that initially inspired me to travel. For modern explorers, the poles of inaccessibility represent the external limits of human access to our planet.
What are the poles of inaccessibility?
not to be confused with the North and South Pole, the poles of inaccessibility are the most difficult places on the planet. They are defined as the geographical place that is the most distant from an access point, be it coastline, landing or remarkable geographical feature. They are often faceless, hostile and always distant.
Typically there is no landmark, monument or spectacle when reaching, so they are usually only of interest for the discoverers, adventurers and lateral thinkers of the world.
northern pole of inaccessibility
85 ° 48'n 176 ° 9 ′W
The North Pole is often referred to as the arctic pole of inaccessibility and is located at a point in the Arctic Ocean, which is the same far away from the islands of Ellesmere, Komsomolets and Genriyetta. Modern satellite data have confirmed that the distance is 1,008 km (626 miles).
alt = "pole of inaccessibility-north pole"> dream time The poles of inaccessibility are usually distant
It was originally assumed that it was 214 km (133 miles) from the current position, and several expeditions were undertaken to cross it, first by Sir Hubert Wilkins, who flew an aircraft over it in 1927, and then in 1958 by a Soviet icebreaker. Sir Wally Herbert claimed that he was the first to have achieved it with a dog sled in 1968.Most agree that the current north pole of inaccessibility with the last unsuccessful attempt in 2006 remains insurmountable.
alt = “poles of inaccessibility in the north of Google Earth”> Google Earth The north pole of inaccessibility
south pole of inaccessibility
82 ° 53’14 ″ S 55 ° 4’30 ″ E
The south pole of inaccessibility is the point in the Antarctic, which is the most distant from the South Pole Argine. Due to the constantly moving shelter, which surround the continent, the exact location of the southern pole of inaccessibility is still open to interpretations.
For years, the south pole of inaccessibility was at the location of the Soviet research station Polyus Nedostupnosti, where a bust of Wladimir Lenin was placed in the direction of Moscow in 1958. This historical south pole of inaccessibility was reached in 2007 by a research team that found the abandoned train station and the Lenin bust.alt = “pole of inaccessibility-Lenin Antarctic”> Cookson69/CC BY-SA 3.0 The southern Pole of inaccessibility was originally suspected at a Soviet research station
Using other criteria, the Scott Polar Research Institute identified the south pole of inaccessibility in another location (see map below).
In addition, the British Antarctic Survey has localized it in two different locations: one that reflects the longest distance from the actual coast; The other that is the most away from the outer edges of the Schelfeise.
alt = "pole of inaccessibility antarctica"> Google Earth The various locations of the southern pole of inaccessibility
oceanic pole of inaccessibility
48 ° 52.6 ′s 123 ° 23,6 ′W
The oceanic pole of inaccessibility is also known as "Point Nemo", an indication of Captain Nemo, a figure from Jules Vernes book Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea from 1869. Point Nemo is the point in the Pacific Ocean, which is the most distant from the country, 2,688 km (1,670 miles) from Ducie Island, part of the Pitcairn Islands.
alt = “Pole of inaccessibility south of Google Earth-1 ″> Google Earth These stars mark the next point that we have reached the Oceanian pole
The land masses that are closest to the oceanic pole of inaccessibility are:
- Ducie Island in the north
- Motu Nui (part of the Easter Island) in the northeast
- Maher Island in the Antarctic in the south
- Chatham Island in the west
- Südchile in the east
continental poles of inaccessibility
Eurasien46 ° 17'n 86 ° 40 ′ Eye the southern pole of inaccessibility is the Eurasian pole at a point on land that is the most distant from the ocean. It is located in the northwest of China near the border with Kazakhstan, 2,645 km (1,644 miles) from the sea and 320 km (20 miles) north of the city of Ümümqi.
alt = “The Eurasian Pol”> Colegota/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility
A study from 2007 questioned this and suggested two other possible locations. The study argued that the original calculation had not taken into account the Gulf of OB in northern Siberia, which penetrates 1,000 km (600 miles) into the land mass.
These poles are still in China in the northwestern province of Xinjiang. The distance to the sea in these locations is 2,510 km or 2,514 km, about 120 km closer than previously assumed.
North America 43.36 ° N 101.97 ° WSouth Dakota in the USA houses the North American pole of inaccessibility. Located 11 km (7 miles) north of the city of all, the pole does not have a major challenge for the modern adventurer. It is 1,650 km (1,024 miles) away from the next coast.
South America14.05 ° S 56.85 ° Wder South American continental pole of inaccessibility is located in Brazil, 44 km (27 miles) from the next city of Arenápolis in the state of Mato Grosso. It is 1,512 km (940 miles) away from the next coast.
africa5.65 ° N 26.17 ° Eder African pole of inaccessibility is 1,814 km (1,127 miles) away from the next coast. It is close to the three -country border between the Central African Republic, the South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The next city is Obo in the Central African Republic, 49 km away.
Australia23.17 ° S 132.27 ° E or 23 ° 2 ′S 132 ° 10 ′es gives two points that can mark the Australian pole of inaccessibility, both are 920 km (570 miles) away from the next coast. The next city is Papunya, 30 km southwest of both positions.
Atlantik24 ° 07’36.1 ″ N 42 ° 12’07.7 ″ Wobbell was not identified an official place, an estimate has laid the Atlantic pole of inaccessibility in half between Bermuda and Cape Verde.
Indian Ocean45 ° 42’22.2 ″ S 93 ° 30’03.5 ″ Ebenso, the inaccessible pole of the Indian ocean is estimated to be just halfway between the Kerguelen Islands (better also known as Desolation Island) and the west coast of Australia.
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