Remotest places on Planet Earth
The Latvian Point of Inaccessibility lies close to Kaļpi in the Prauliena Parish of Madona Municipality, in Latvia. It is the furthest point from Latvian borders and seas in all directions at 81.6km or 50.7 miles. The coordinates are: These coordinates were calculated by Chris Brown in May 2025. Mapped Location of the Latvia Point of Inaccessibility Getting to the Latvia Pole I hired a car in Riga…
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…
The Point of Inaccessibility for the United Arab Emirates lies in the deserts of Abu Dhabi, between Al Fathiya and Al Sout. It is about 250km from Dubai and 150km from Abu Dhabi City by road. The coordinates of the POI are: These coordinates were calculated by Miso for Chris Brown in August 2022. The UAE point of Inaccessibility is at least 81.5 km from any border (Oman and Saudi Arabia) or sea…
Barbados is divided into Parishes, and the Point of Inaccessibility for Barbados lies in St George Parish near Hilbury on Briggs Hill. The exact location of the Barbados POI is: These coordinates were calculated by Chris Brown in May 2024. Mapped Location of Barbados Point of Inaccessibility Getting to the Barbados Point of Inaccessibility Barbados is the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands,…
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…
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…
The Jamaican Point of Inaccessibility is on the side of a steep hill in Mile Gulley in the Pine Hills of Manchester Parish. The exact location of the Jamaican POI is: These coordinates were calculated by Chris Brown in November 2023. Mapped Location of Jamaica Point of Inaccessibility Getting to the Jamaican Point of Inaccessibility Our journey to the Jamaican Point of Inaccessibility started from…
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…
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…
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…