Dig straight down from the middle of the Bellingshausen Sea 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Russia 🇷🇺, near Khatanga. Below are the Bellingshausen Sea's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 231,554 km² (89,403 sq mi) |
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| Bordering countries | Antarctica 🇦🇶 |
| Also written | mar de Bellingshausen (es) · mer de Bellingshausen (fr) · 别林斯高晋海 (zh) · بحر بلنغهاوزن (ar) · Море Беллинсгаузена (ru) · ベリングスハウゼン海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Bellingshausen Sea, that point sits at 71.3983° N, 97.8971° E. The closest town to it is Khatanga, Russia, about 175 km (109 miles) away.
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