Dig straight down through Ashmore and Cartier Islands 🇦🇺 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Barbados 🇧🇧. Below are Ashmore and Cartier Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Canberra |
|---|---|
| Area | 3 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| Also written | Islas Ashmore y Cartier (es) · Îles Ashmore-et-Cartier (fr) · 阿什莫尔和卡捷群岛 (zh) · جزر أشمور وكارتيير (ar) · Острова Ашмор и Картье (ru) · アシュモア・カルティエ諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, that point sits at 12.4299° N, 56.4162° W. The nearest coast is Barbados 🇧🇧, roughly 336 km (209 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Bridgetown, Barbados, about 355 km (221 miles) from the point.
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