Countries Farthest From the Pole of Inaccessibility

Each continent has its own unique pole of inaccessibility, the point farthest from any ocean in that continent. Name the countries that have land the farthest from their associated continent's point of inaccessibility.
External territories are excluded, but integral parts of a country are included.
Distances rounded to the nearest 100 km
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Last updated: February 25, 2026
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Distance
Country
10,100
France
8,300
Kiribati
8,200
Indonesia
7,300
East Timor
6,900
Russia
6,400
Japan
6,100
United States
6,000
Samoa
5,800
Marshall Islands
5,800
Philippines
5,700
Malaysia
5,700
Cape Verde
5,700
Tonga
5,600
Spain
5,500
Yemen
5,400
Brunei
5,400
Trinidad and Tobago
5,400
Portugal
5,300
Tuvalu
5,300
Singapore
5,300
Barbados
5,200
New Zealand
5,200
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5,200
Grenada
5,100
Fiji
5,100
Saint Lucia
5,000
Mauritania
5,000
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3 Comments
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Level 84
Feb 25, 2026
Nice! I don't understand how Morocco doesn't make it when Mauritania does though haha
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Level 90
Feb 25, 2026
The farthest distance on land from the African pole of inaccessibility is right where Mauritania borders Western Sahara. If Western Sahara was considered part of Morocco, then Morocco would make the cut.
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Level 69
Feb 26, 2026
Good one. Maybe you should add what the continents are. Eurasia and not Europe and Asia at least.