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Want to get away from it all? Here’s a place that could be an ideal resort. A remote location exists far away in the Pacific Ocean popularly known as ‘Point Nemo’ located at coordinates 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W, about 2,600+ kilometers. It is the point that lies almost at the center of the nearest lands - South Antarctica, New Zealand, and Chile.
Point Nemo - A Pole of Inaccessibility
This point in the ocean is named after the famous submarine sailor, Captain Nemo, a character in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and not the film ‘Finding Nemo’.
It is the world’s loneliest place where no marine life exists and is an invisible spot in the ocean that cannot be seen with the naked eye or with any instrument. The reason for no oceanic life in its waters is because it sits within a current called the South Pacific Gyre which steers away nutrient-rich waters making it one of the most lifeless parts of the ocean.
Who Discovered the Point?
Point Nemo was first discovered in 1992 by survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela not by visiting but by using computer software to calculate its position. It's officially only 25 years old, its water still has to be studied and tested as it continues to remain a source of excitement for scientists.
It being remote less poses an expensive challenge as a destination for research. Hence, there still is much to be discovered in its depths.
What is the Volvo Ocean Race?
The Volvo Ocean Race was first held in 1973 and is often referred to as the longest and toughest professional sporting event in the world, the toughest team challenge in sailing, and one of the three major sporting events alongside the Olympic Games and America's Cup.
There isn't any prize cash for the winners, however seeing your name etched into one of the silver rings of the Volvo Ocean Race Trophy is a prize past examine for sailors who grew up with goals of emulating the legends of the race – heroic figures who committed their expert lives to chase victory – humans like Blake, Éric Tabarly, Conny van Rietschoten, Grant Dalton, Paul Cayard, and Ian Walker.
Rumours Surrounding the Point
It has been long debated and said that a point is a dumping place for space junk - a space junk cemetery, not just this but many other wastes like plastics too. In a study, it was found that up to 26 microplastic particles per cubic meter were found in its water samples which were collected by passing vessels taking part in the Volvo Ocean Race.
Rumors regarding giant mysterious creature(s) have long swirled about Point Nemo relating to why shipwrecks occur in the region. The rumor took place when in 1997 oceanographers recorded a mysterious sound from east of Point Nemo.
The sound was named ‘The Bloop’ which was louder than that of blue whale leading to speculations that it may be made by some unknown sea monster. However, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that the sound was of ice breaking in Antarctica.
According to many other oceanographers, there is more possibility that nothing much lives there due to its hazardous water which is not suitable for aquatic life.
The Ocean Cemetery - Where Vessels Go to Die
As ships, stations, and other satellites come crashing right all the way down to Earth, many turn out to fall on this identical spot withinside the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand. For years these downed technological vessels have actually sunk right all the way down to the lowest of the ocean in an area now called the Spacecraft Cemetery.
While an excellent deal of scrap and smaller satellites burn upon re-entry, larger items including entire area stations need to be disposed of in a way that keeps the venturesome materials out of public circulation.
And what higher place than the dark depths of the ocean? Among the craft that has been scuttled at the spot are unmanned satellites, waste freighters carrying cosmonaut poop, etc.
Many have speculated that on a dark day the International Space Station will come right all the way down to Earth and might be deposited in the “cemetery.” The amassed area junk may additionally develop into an ample area sufficient to create a form of the futuristic reef, or a preserved file of our orbital pursuits ready to be rediscovered through the archaeologists of the future.
Although a sea monster such as the Cthulhu may not lurk in the depths of Point Nemo, it is said to be surrounded by remains of spacecraft that are possibly not of our world.
Written By - Umme-Aiman
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