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Experts identify 'end of the world'
20 November 2007
A panel of experts claims to have identified the destination that can most accurately be classed the 'end of the world'.
Commissioned by Disney to mark the DVD release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the group of researchers identified Kiribati, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, as the most remote geographical location on the globe.
The islands are more than 14 hours by plane and over 2,500 miles from the nearest land mass.
They are known for their unpredictable weather conditions, volatile volcanoes and earthquakes that can create hazardous sea conditions.
Lead panellist and explorer Tom Avery said: 'Having been to the top and bottom of the world, Disney approached me to help locate the very remotest places on the planet. We identified a number of different locations but to me it is the Pacific islands of Kiribati that are truly at the end of the world.'
He added: 'As the only nation on earth that straddles the equator and borders the International Date Line, Kiribati is the first place in the world to see the sun rise.'
A number of other destinations were identified by their panel for their remoteness, including the Bermuda Triangle in the north Atlantic, Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America and the North Pole.
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Commissioned by Disney to mark the DVD release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the group of researchers identified Kiribati, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, as the most remote geographical location on the globe.
The islands are more than 14 hours by plane and over 2,500 miles from the nearest land mass.
They are known for their unpredictable weather conditions, volatile volcanoes and earthquakes that can create hazardous sea conditions.
Lead panellist and explorer Tom Avery said: 'Having been to the top and bottom of the world, Disney approached me to help locate the very remotest places on the planet. We identified a number of different locations but to me it is the Pacific islands of Kiribati that are truly at the end of the world.'
He added: 'As the only nation on earth that straddles the equator and borders the International Date Line, Kiribati is the first place in the world to see the sun rise.'
A number of other destinations were identified by their panel for their remoteness, including the Bermuda Triangle in the north Atlantic, Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America and the North Pole.
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