Dig straight down from the middle of the Baia de Maputo 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of United States of America 🇺🇸. Below are the Baia de Maputo's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 64 km² (25 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Mozambique 🇲🇿 |
| Also written | Bahía de Maputo (es) · baie de Maputo (fr) · 马普托湾 (zh) · خليج مابوتو (ar) · Мапуту (ru) · マプト湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Baia de Maputo, that point sits at 26.1006° N, 147.0722° W. The nearest coast is United States of America 🇺🇸, roughly 1,073 km (667 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 1,086 km (675 miles) from the point.
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