The
Eurasian pole of inaccessibility (EPIA) is located at 46°17 N x 86°40 E, in northwestern
China, near the Kazakhstan border. It is the
furthest possible point, on land, from the ocean, at 2,645km [1,644 miles], from the nearest coastline.
The
centre of the standard geographic model, as viewed on a traditional world map, is the point
0°, 0° [the coordinates of zero degrees latitude by zero degrees longitude], which is located in the
Atlantic Ocean, about 614 km (382 mi) south of Accra, Ghana, in the Gulf of Guinea.
It lies at the intersection of the Equator, and the Prime Meridian, is marked with a buoy, and is sometimes called Null Island.
The
most remote island is Bouvet Island, a small, uninhabited island, in the South
Atlantic Ocean [54°26 S x 3°24 E], that is a dependency of
Norway.
The nearest land is the uninhabited Queen Maud Land, Antarctica [also claimed by Norway], over 1,600 km (1,000 mi) to the south. The nearest inhabited lands are Gough Island, 1,845 km (1,146 mi) away, Tristan da Cunha, 2,260 km (1,404 mi) away, and the coast of
South Africa, 2,580 km (1,603 mi) away.