Points and Poles of Inaccessibility in Oceania.
This includes the Pole of Inaccessibility for the Coninent of Australasia, which is naturally in Australia
Tahiti consists of two parts, both very-roughly circular, connected by an isthmus. The larger section is called Tahiti Nui (“nui” meaning “great”) and the other section is called Tahiti Iti (with “iti meaning “small”). Of course, the Point of Inaccessibility can be found on the larger section. Tahiti is in the northern part of the South Pacific and we arrived there at the end of our Point Nemo expedition. It is the largest of French Polynesia’s 118 islands. What a…
Easter Island lies about 3,500km from Chile, who annexed the Island in 1888. It is one of the World’s remotest islands, being more than 2,000km from the nearest island of Pitcairn. The indigenous name for Easter Island is Rapa Nui The Point of Inaccessibility, or centre of Easter Island, lies at: These coordinates were calculated by Chris Brown in February 2024. Map of Easter Island’s Point of Inaccessibility Easter Island is known for its giant monolithic head carvings, which are…
The Australia Point of Inaccessibility is approximately 175km West Northwest of the town of Alice Springs in the Australian Northern Territory, using the Haversine formula to calculate the distance. By road, it is around 230km from Alice Springs, the ‘Capital’ of the Australian Outback, via the Stuart Highway, Tanami Road and Kintore Road. The exact location of the Australasian PIA is determined to be at: The coordinates were calculated by Garcia-Castellanos & Lombardo in 2007 and published in the Scottish Geographical…