Point Nemo is about 2,688 kilometers (around 1,670 miles) from the nearest land in any direction, making it the most remote spot in the ocean.

Quick Scoop

  • The distance from Point Nemo to the nearest land is roughly 2,688 km (1,670 miles).
  • The three closest bits of land are tiny, isolated places: Ducie Island (Pitcairn Islands), Motu Nui near Easter Island, and Maher Island off Antarctica. Each is about the same distance away.
  • At times, the closest humans to this lonely patch of ocean are actually astronauts on the International Space Station, only a few hundred kilometers above Earth.

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