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The name "Nemo Point" is taken from the classic animated film "Finding Nemo", in which the protagonist Marin encounters the most remote and lonely place in the ocean in the process of searching for his son Nemo, and he calls this place "Nemo Point".
However, the name was not made up by the film crew, in fact, Nemo Point actually exists on Earth, and as described by the movie, Nemo Point is the farthest place on Earth from land, and the place where there is no human existence.
So where exactly is Nemo's point on Earth?
What's so special about Nemo Point?
1. The farthest place.
Nemo Point is located in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 kilometers from its nearest landmass.
There are no islands around Nemo Point, just a vast sea with no influence from human civilization, so Nemo Point can be called the most human-free place on earth.
The coordinates of Nemo Point on Earth are:
南纬25°，西经123°。
The closest point to Australia is Gardner Island in the east, and the closest point to Nemo Point is Volcosan in French Polynesia.
However, despite being 2,688 kilometers away from the nearest land, there have been surveys in the nearby seas.
In July 1952, the USS Escarpi conducted a survey of the waters near Nemo Point.
The ship is a vessel with deep-sea exploration equipment, and in order to carry out the measurement of Nemo point, the U.S. Navy specially modified the ship to give it the ability to measure the deep sea.
However, the U.S. Navy's purpose in surveying Nemo Point is not to explore the secrets of Nemo Point, but to find a geographically isolated area of the ocean that can be used as a recovery site for spacecraft and to test the measurement equipment.
The location of Point Nemo is ideal for such a use, as Point Nemo is located in the center of the South Pacific Ocean, without any islands around it, and the currents of the South Pacific Ocean merge here, so it will not have much of an impact on the recovery of spacecraft.
As a result, Point Nemo is a great place for spacecraft recovery, and the U.S. Navy surveys it and maintains and manages it as an important facility.
2. Secrets of the seabed.
In addition to its geographical location, the reason why Nemo Point can be used as a recovery point for spacecraft is that there is no coastline around the geographical location of Nemo Point, so when the spacecraft is recovered here, it will not pose any danger to human habitation.
In fact, there are many places where Nemo Point can be used for scientific research, such as the marine life of Nemo Point.
Although Nemo Point is the farthest point from where humans live, there are still humans who explore the nearby seas, recording and displaying new specimens of marine life that they have discovered.
However, the marine life near Nemo Point is very low compared to the marine life in other seas.
According to the discoverers' exploration, the marine life around Nemo Point is extremely rare even some of the most common and abundant sea creatures, such as starfish and sea urchins.
Even the ocean's apex predators, such as sharks, are rarely seen near Nemo Point.
Moreover, the marine organisms near Nemo Point are generally very small in size, and are generally some microbial organisms, such as coelozoans.
A big reason why the number of marine life in the vicinity of Nemo Point is so scarce is the geographical location of Nemo Point.
The distance between the Nemo Point and the surrounding ocean current transition is very moderate, so there is no influence of ocean currents in the sea area of Nemo Point, but the surrounding ocean currents will affect the sea water in the area of Nemo Point.
Moreover, these currents are very rich in seawater nutrients, and when these seawater nutrients enter the sea area of Nemo Point, they will be fixed here, resulting in an extreme shortage of sea nutrients in the sea area of Nemo Point.
The scarcity of marine life near Nemo Point is also due to the scarcity of nutrients in the seawater near Nemo Point, which also prevents the formation of a stable food chain on Nemo Point, making it difficult to support the survival of more complex biomes.
In addition, the lack of nutrients in seawater also leads to higher transparency of seawater, so light can also reach deeper seas, which will also make the living conditions for some deep-sea creatures even worse.
3. The wreckage of the spacecraft sleeps.
The name "Nemo Point" of Nemo Point comes from the movie, but the essence of Nemo Point is a facility of the U.S. Navy that was used for spacecraft recovery.
The U.S. Navy maintained and managed Point Nemo after it was converted into a spacecraft recovery facility.
In 1963, the U.S. Navy also carried out a major expansion of Point Nemo, this expansion was designed to be able to recover the then American spacecraft "Flying Wing".
However, with the rapid development of the space industry, the United States has more and more spacecraft, but Nemo Point does not have the ability to recycle so many spacecraft, so the United States has also modified other places to allow it to recycle spacecraft.
Although the United States has two facilities, it is still not enough to meet the needs of the United States for spacecraft recovery, so the United States still needs to dump the wreckage of spacecraft directly into the ocean in many cases, and the ocean near Nemo Point has become an important place for the United States to dispose of spacecraft wreckage.
From the 50s to the 70s of the 20th century, the United States has been in the leading position in the space industry, so the United States has carried out a lot of exploration of the waters near Nemo Point, and many new marine life discovered by the United States are detected at this time.
However, despite the high volume of exploration work carried out by the United States, the amount of marine life found in the waters near Nemo Point is very limited.
In addition to the United States, the former Soviet Union has also explored the waters near Nemo Point, and the detection range of the former Soviet Union has even exceeded the detection range of the United States, so the former Soviet Union has also discovered many new marine life in the waters near Nemo Point.
After the 70s of the last century, the United States gradually reduced the number of marine life in the sea near Nemo Point, because the United States had detected a very limited number of marine life in the sea near Nemo Point, so no more exploration was carried out.
However, due to the extensive exploration work carried out by the United States in the waters near Nemo Point, the United States has discovered some new marine life in the waters near Nemo Point, and these new marine organisms have been recorded by the United States and their specimens have been preserved.
epilogue
Despite the fact that Nemo Point is very far away, scientists have carried out a lot of exploration work around Nemo Point and have discovered a number of new marine organisms that are important for scientific research.
The presence of Nemo Point highlights that there are still some extreme environments on Earth that have not been explored by humans, and these places may be of great importance for scientific research and environmental protection.
Although Nemo Point is very far away, its isolation also provides a certain guarantee for the protection of marine ecosystems and the interference of human activities in the area.
The existence of Nemo Point has sparked curiosity and exploration in more remote parts of the planet, and has inspired scientists to search for more uncharted areas.
At the same time, as a spacecraft recovery site, Nemo Point shows the importance of human beings to the utilization and reuse of space resources, and also reminds people of the necessity of space junk management and disposal.
The existence of Nemo Point has aroused people's attention to the fragility of the Earth's ecosystems and prompted people to pay more attention to the importance of environmental protection and sustainable development.