Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean is the closest point to land on the planet.
Why it is true
Point Nemo is the oceanic pole of inaccessibility, the point in the ocean farthest from any land. It lies about 2,688 kilometres from Ducie Island, the nearest land, in the South Pacific. It is used as a spacecraft cemetery.
Source: NOAA
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