Dig straight down through Anguilla 🇦🇮 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 Anguilla's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 15,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 83 km² (32 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Anguila (es) · Anguilla (fr) · 安圭拉 (zh) · أنغويلا (ar) · Ангилья (ru) · アンギラ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Anguilla, that point sits at 18.2110° S, 116.9157° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 271 km (168 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 280 km (174 miles) from the point.
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