World Capitals Closest to the Remotest Point at Sea

What national capital cities are closest to the point that that is further from land than any other point on Earth, known as the Pole of Inaccessibility?
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Last updated: September 21, 2014
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km
Capital
miles
4628
Santiago
2876
4796
Wellington
2980
5453
Buenos Aires
3388
5498
Nuku'alofa
3416
5592
Montevideo
3474
5878
Apia
3652
5907
Lima
3670
6123
La Paz
3804
6182
Asunción
3842
6195
Suva
3850
km
Capital
miles
6956
Funafuti
4322
6963
Port Vila
4326
6979
Canberra
4337
6910
Quito
4294
7592
San José
4717
7622
Bogotá
4736
7645
Brasilia
4750
7709
Managua
4790
7734
Panama City
4806
7735
San Salvador
4807
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Level 76
Sep 21, 2014
The Pole of Inaccessibility is at 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W in the South Pacific. Nearest misses: Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Mexico City.
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Level 76
Sep 21, 2014
Good quiz! Would be fun to have one for poles of inaccessibility within Atlantic and Indian Ocean
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Level 76
Sep 27, 2014
Here's one for the Indian Ocean.
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Level 69
Apr 23, 2022
Should accept "Panama" - it's a standard type-in for capitals.