This is Antarctica 🇦🇶 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Population | about 4,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 12,337,772 km² (4,763,638 sq mi) |
| Region | Antarctica, Antarctica |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Also written | Antártida (es) · Antarctique (fr) · 南极洲 (zh) · القارة القطبية الجنوبية (ar) · Антарктида (ru) · 南極大陸 (ja) |
Start near the middle of Antarctica and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 76.6541° N, 112.6259° W, in the open ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Canada 🇨🇦, roughly 50 km (31 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Resolute, Canada, about 532 km (331 miles) from the point.
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