If you need me, I’ll be waiting out this wretched summer at my POLE OF INACCESSIBILITY.
GORP, a nutricious and tasty snack you should pack before your journey to one of the following remote destinations.
Ever have one of those days/weeks/months/seasons where you wish you could zap off to a place so remote, so desolate, that no one could talk to you and there is definitely no WiFi?
Turns out there's actually a scientific definition for these places. Ready for it? It's perfect: Pole of Inaccessibility.
What a name, right?
There's several different types of Poles Of Inaccessibility. Continental ones are defined as the spot on each continent that is farthest away from any ocean, and the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility is the point farthest from any dry land. The northern pole is in the Arctic ocean; there's a southern pole too, but it's just in Antarctica.
It's all a little confusing but keep in mind these aren't "real" things. Sure, scientists have measured them out, but it seems like it's more of a hobby for Gore-Tex'ed up adventurers who want to make a big point of going somewhere that is Hard To Get To. These knuckleheads are too busy making their own GORP and applying SPF lip balm to worry about the whys and the hows.
