North American Pole of Inaccessibility

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A pole of inaccessibility marks a location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access. The term describes a geographic construct, not an actual physical phenomenon, and is of interest mostly to explorers.

In North America, the continental pole of inaccessibility is in southwest South Dakota (43°26′N 102°23′W / 43.433, -102.383 (Continental Pole of Inaccessibility in North America))[citation needed], located 1650 km (1024 mi) from the nearest coastline. An alternative documented[12] location is 43°22′N 101°58′W / 43.36, -101.97 (Pole of Inaccessibility North America).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_Inaccessibility
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Coordinates:   43°26'1"N   102°23'0"W

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  • If the coordinates and description in this small article are correct, then the map image is incorrect. The place shown is in Northwestern Nebraska, not Southwestern South Dakota (although, as no one seems to have noticed, I expect that some may wonder "what's the difference?").
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