Point Nemo: The Ocean's Farthest Point Where Space Comes Close

TL;DR
Point Nemo, the South Pacific's oceanic pole of inaccessibility, lies about 2,688 km from the nearest land, making it the most remote ocean spot; when the ISS passes overhead at ~400 km, the station's crew are often the closest humans to Nemo, and the area also serves as a disposal zone for deorbiting spacecraft, including Mir in 2001 and the planned 2030 end-of-life for the ISS.
Topics:sciencespace#international-space-station#oceanic-pole-of-inaccessibility#point-nemo#space#space-debris#spacecraft-cemetery
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