South American Pole of Inaccessibility
The Pole of Inaccessibility for South America is in the Arenápolis municipality of Matto Grosso state in the western part of Brazil. The nearest large town is Diamantino, named after some early diamond deposits found in the vicinity. These days the area is better known for its production of grains and cotton. The exact location of the South American PIA is determined to be at: The coordinates were calculated by Garcia-Castellanos & Lombardo in 2007 and published in the Scottish Geographical…