Dig straight down from the middle of the Bosporus 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are the Bosporus's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 118 km² (46 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Turkey 🇹🇷 |
| Also written | Bósforo (es) · Bosphore (fr) · 伊斯坦布尔海峡 (zh) · البوسفور (ar) · Босфор (ru) · ボスポラス海峡 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Bosporus, that point sits at 41.1211° S, 150.9512° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 2,083 km (1,294 miles) east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,626 km (1,632 miles) from the point.
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