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There is a place, that, due to its poor conditions for marine life and its inaccessibility, has become a graveyard for space objects. It’s called Point Nemo.
Point Nemo is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, far from the mainland and from territories where there is human life.
In fact, the closest land areas to this point are no less than 2,688 kilometers away!
The closest humans to Point Nemo are not even on Earth - the astronauts on the International Space Station are! The ISS orbits at a maximum of 416 kilometers from Earth and is at even a shorter distance when it flies over Point Nemo.
The marine life in Point Nemo is "the least biologically active region of the ocean in the world", as expert oceanographer Steven D'Hondt, explained to the BBC.
According to D'Hondt, at Point Nemo there is not much diversity of animal species, neither on the surface nor on the seabed, which is a space that’s “practically lifeless”.
This is due to its location in what is known as the South Pacific Gyre, a huge rotating current that blocks the entry of colder waters rich in nutrients.
