At the end of the world: Switzerland's antipodes in the South Pacific (World 2025, by Alex Kühni) - Swiss Press Award
Alex Kühni
Schöne Einöde auf der anderen Seite der Welt: Die Chathaminseln sind mit rund 19’500km die von der Schweiz am weitest entferne Zivilisation.
Tamedia Blätter
Photo / World
2025
Alex Kühni
If you were to dig a tunnel from Switzerland diametrically across the globe, you wouldn't end up in China, contrary to popular belief, but in the South Pacific near the Chatham Islands. This self-governing archipelago belongs to New Zealand, is unknown even there to many people, and is the farthest civilization from Switzerland.
