He isn’t, of course. I think of him, rather, as Point Nemo’s Leif Erikson, the man credited with the first New World ...

Point Nemo, also known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, is the point in the ocean farthest from any landmass. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean at coordinates 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W.

They are not dropped over any country but instead sent to one of the most remote and uninhabited places on Earth—Point Nemo. This location is known as the “Spacecraft Cemetery,” where more ...