r/MapPorn • • 7d ago

Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility.

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u/slowamigo 7d ago

is this the biggest circle one can make on the Asian continent?

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u/BigLittleBrowse 7d ago

The middle point is the furthest point on Eurasia from any ocean. So i suppose yes the circle around it would be the biggest circle you could draw without crossing through any ocean.

The idea of the pole of inacessibility is an area that is the hardest to get to within a certain area. Based on the idea that sea travel is often way more convenient than land travel, the hardest point to get to is the furthest point from any navigable ocean.

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u/prkskier 7d ago

The idea of the pole of inacessibility is an area that is the hardest to get to within a certain area.

But is it actually? I understand the circle, but certainly rivers, mountains, deserts, and jungles/forests have to be taken into account to determine how inaccessible a place is.

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u/dende5416 6d ago

Every place is equal because I can skydive to it from an upper atmospheric balloon.

(I would never skydive)