One in ten Brits think that Australia is further away from the UK than the Moon, according to the results of a new survey.

The poll also found that 25% think that it would be possible to get mobile phone reception while in orbit, Metro reports.

The Moon is actually 384,000km (238,000 miles) away, which is the equivalent of 25 one-way trips from the UK to Australia.

The poll was undertaken by Lynx as part of their Deep Space promotional campaign, which will give a customer the chance to be sent into space.

The results also showed that 40% of British tourists would choose a trip into space as opposed to holidaying in Spain.

The results come after it was revealed that one in ten British teenagers think that Nick Knowles built the pyramids and that 10% think William Shakespeare is the chairman of the BBC.

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