Points and of Inaccessibility for countries and counties in Europe.
Europe and Asia are, of course, joined together. So the ‘pole’ for Europe is the Eurasian Pole, which lies in Asia.
As with all PIAs, it is easy to get pulled into a debate about how to calculate the location, rather than over the location itself. Remember the British Pole of Inaccessibility marks the geographical point which is furthest from the coastline. It is not, necessarily, the centre of the country. The British PIA has been calculated by The Ordnance Survey, Britain’s National Mapping Agency, and reported by the BBC, to be at: It is a point near Church Flatts Farm…
The Austrian Point of Inaccessibility lies in the Naturpark Ötscher-Tormäuer in the highly forested state of Styria, about 92km South West of Vienna: These coordinates were calculated by Miso in July 2019. Mapped Location of the Austrian Point of Inaccessibility Getting to the Austrian Pole We came at it from Salzberg where we’d spent a couple of days sampling the Christmas Markets. The drive took around four hours in the end, along the A1 (E60) to Weiselberg where we then…
The Hungarian Point of Inaccessibility can be found at the following coordinates These coordinates were calculated by Miso for Chris Brown in August 2022. Mapped Location of Hungarian Point of Inaccessibility The POI for Hungary, which makes it the most-Hungarian point in Magyarország, is in a farmer’s field just 12km west of Szolnok. Szolnok is situated on the banks of the Tisza river and is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary – the heart of the Great…
The Serbian Point of Inaccessibility can be found at the following coordinates These coordinates were calculated by Miso for Chris Brown in August 2022. Mapped Location of Serbian Point of Inaccessibility The POI for Serbia, which makes it the most-Serbian point in Srbija, is adjacent to an Othodox church and cemetery, near the village of Pajazitovo in the municipality of Aerodrom. It lies approximately 105km South of the capital, Belgrade. Journey to the Serbian Point of Inaccessibility Driving to the…
The Slovenian Point of Inaccessibility can be found at the following coordinates These coordinates were calculated by Miso for Chris Brown in August 2022. Mapped Location of Slovenia Point of Inaccessibility The POI for Slovenia is found on a fairly steep hillside between Vrzdenec and Smrečje in the Vrhnika province, around 25km west of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Journey to the Slovenia Point of Inaccessibility It will take you around 40 minutes to drive from the centre of Ljubljana…
The Croatian Point of Inaccessibility can be found at the following coordinates These coordinates were calculated by Miso for Chris Brown in August 2022. Mapped Location of Croatia Point of Inaccessibility The Croatian POI is found in a small village called Mostari around 55km East of Zagreb. It is easily accessed by car along the E70 and Ž3041. The exact point lies in the back garden of a private residence, but you can get pretty close by walking around 50m…
The Cypriot Point of Inaccessibility isn’t the best part of this beautiful island, but for pole hunters it can be found at: These coordinates were calculated by Chris Brown in September 2022. Mapped Location of Cyprus’ Point of Inaccessibility The Cyprus Pole of Inaccessibility lies in the northern part of the Greek section of Cyprus, between the A1 and E903. The closest villages are Politiko and Episkopeio. Whilst the precise location of the pole is in the middle of the…
The Icelandic Point of Inaccessibility lies on the Hofsjökull glacier in the Western highlands of Iceland just North of the Kerlingarfjöll mountain range. This glacier is the third largest ice cap in Iceland and lies between the Northwestern and Southern Regions, with the POI lying within the Southern region. The point is also on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; that part of Iceland being pulled apart by movements of the Eurasian tectonic plate and the North American Plate. Íslensk útgáfa The exact…
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The Spanish Point of Inaccessibility, which could be called the Centre of Spain, can be found at: Latitude: 39° 59.1254‘ N Longitude: 003° 26.8961′ W These coordinates were calculated by Miso for Chris Brown in July 2019. Map of Spain’s Point of Inaccessibility The Centre of Spain lies next to the C. Cta. Blanca, north west of Noblejas, Toldeo, Spain You can access the Spanish PIA very easily by driving C. Cta. Blanca, then parking up next to the road…
The Gibraltan Point of Inaccessibility, what could be called the Centre of Gibraltar, can be found at: Latitude: 36° 8.4844‘ N Longitude: 005° 20.936′ W These coordinates were calculated by Chris Brown in July 2021. Map of Gibraltar’s Point of Inaccessibility The Centre of Gibraltar lies on the lower section of the West (less steep) side of the Rock . You can access the Gibraltar PIA by walking up the Rock on Queens Road, turning right after Princess Caroline’s Battery…