Dig straight down through Antarctica 🇦🇶 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the The North Western Passages 🌊, off the coast of Canada 🇨🇦. Below are Antarctica's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Antarctica, that point sits at 76.6541° N, 112.6259° W. 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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