Dig straight down from the middle of the Albemarle Sound 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are the Albemarle Sound's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 2,572 km² (993 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Also written | Albemarle Sound (es) · Baie d'Albemarle (fr) · 阿尔伯马尔湾 (zh) · مصب ألبيمارل (ar) · Албемарл-саунд (ru) · アルベマール湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Albemarle Sound, that point sits at 36.1712° S, 103.9873° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 1,023 km (636 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Busselton, Australia, about 1,072 km (666 miles) from the point.
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