Has Anyone Ever Gone to Point Nemo?

In 1992, survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela used special software that incorporated the planet's ellipsoid shape for accuracy, determining the location of Point Nemo from his desk. It's possible no human has ever passed through the specific coordinates at all.

Can you go to Point Nemo?

The Volvo Ocean Race boats are racing past an iconic point – Point Nemo, the world's most lonely place – on Leg 7, and here's everything you need to know about the place which is regarded the hardest-to-reach location on planet Earth. You can't actually see it. That's because 'Point' Nemo isn't actually a bit of land.

Does anybody live on Point Nemo?

Clearly, there are no human inhabitants anywhere near Point Nemo (the name “Nemo” itself is both Latin for “no one,” as well as a reference to Jules Verne's submarine captain from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea). In fact, the location is so isolated that the closest people to Nemo are actually not even on Earth.