"Point Nemo" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after the character Captain Nemo in Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. The novel was a childhood favorite of Croatian survey engineer Hrvoje Lukatela, who first discovered Point Nemo in 1992. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Point Nemo}} Point Nemo
  1. The location in the ocean that is farthest from land, situated in the South Pacific Ocean at roughly 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W, equally distant from the three closest land vertices which are each roughly 2,688 km (1,670 mi) away; the oceanic pole of inaccessibility. Wikipedia link: Captain Nemo, Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
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