Pole of inaccessibility
As a pole of inaccessibility (also Unzugänglichkeitspol or pole of inaccessibility or pole of relative inaccessibility ) refers to various positions on the earth on land or on the water that have the greatest possible distance to the nearest coast.
North Pole of Inaccessibility
The north pole of inaccessibility is located at coordinates 84 ° 3 ' N, 174 ° 51' W84.05 - 174.85 at the location of the pack ice of the Arctic, which is farthest from mainlands and islands. It is located 772 km from the geographic North Pole, 1366 kilometers north of Barrow ( Alaska), 1127 km far from the land masses of the Ellesmere Island (Canada) and 1239 km of the Franz- Josef- country (Russia).
The north pole of inaccessibility was reached in 1927 by Sir Hubert Wilkins with an airplane. Because of the steady movement of the pack ice, there is no landmark here.
South Pole of Inaccessibility
The south pole of inaccessibility is located at coordinates 85 ° 50 ' S, 65 ° 47' O 85.83333333333365.783333333333 ( according to other data at 82 ° 6 ' S, 54 ° 58' O 82.154.966666666667 ) at the location of the ice -covered land mass of Antarctica, the most of the water masses of the Southern Ocean - is removed - it and the ocean. It is 463 kilometers away from the geographic South Pole and lies at an altitude of 3718 meters above sea level.
As part of a Soviet Antarctic expedition, which took place in the International Geophysical Year in 1958, this pole was reached and near a Soviet research station set up, got the name Polyus Nedostupnosti.
Eurasian pole of inaccessibility
Pacific pole of inaccessibility
The Pacific pole of inaccessibility (also called Point Nemo or Wasserpol ) is located at coordinates 48 ° 52 ' 31.75 "S, 123 ° 23' 33.07 " W 48.875485555556 123.39251916667 - and is the location in the Pacific, the most most of mainlands and islands is removed. It is located in the southern Pacific Ocean, 2688 km ( 1451 nautical miles) from the nearest land: Ducie (part of the Pitcairn Islands) in the north, Motu Nui ( Easter Island upstream) in the northeast and Maher Island (near the Siple Island off the coast of Marie Byrd land, Antarctica ) in the south. The Chatham Island lies to the west and southern Chile is located in the east.
Eurasian pole of inaccessibility
The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility is located at coordinates 46 ° 17 ' N, 86 ° 40' O46.28333333333386.666666666667 and is the place on the Eurasian mainland, which is away from the ocean farthest. It is located in north-western China in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in the desert Gurbantünggüt and 287 km from the city of Urumqi ( Urumchi ) away. The nearest coast is 2370 km.
Recent computer simulations suggest two alternative fixes before (in conjunction with the shoreline uncertainty), both of which are also within the area of Urumqi:
- EPIA1: 44 ° 17 ' 24 "N, 82 ° 11' 24 " O44.2982.19, distance from the ocean 2510 ± 10 km
- EPIA2: 45 ° 16 '48 " N, 88 ° 8' 24 " O45.2888.14 (also in Gurbantünggüt ), Distance from Sea World in 2514 ± 14 km
(EPIA = Eurasic point of inaccessibility ).