At Point Nemo, the closest humans might be in space.

When the space station passes overhead, up is closer than any patch of land.

Evidence object No. 001 / Lines of equal distance from three coasts. The cross marks the point farthest from all of them.

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Point Nemo is the place in the ocean farthest from any land — about 2,688 kilometres from the nearest island in every direction. The International Space Station orbits about 250 miles (roughly 400 km) above Earth. So whenever it passes over, the people on board are far closer to that patch of sea than anyone standing on land.

We usually measure remoteness along the ground. At Point Nemo, the shortest path to another person can point straight up.

No folklore. Actual sources.

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Where is Point Nemo?
NOAA National Ocean Service · government Primary

Location and the 2,688 km distance to the three nearest coasts.

oceanservice.noaa.gov
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International Space Station
NASA · government

The station orbits about 250 miles above Earth.

nasa.gov