Dig straight down from the middle of the Bras d'Or Lake 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are the Bras d'Or Lake's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 1,161 km² (448 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Canada 🇨🇦 |
| Also written | Lago Bras d'Or (es) · lac Bras d'Or (fr) · 布拉多尔湖 (zh) · بحيرة براز دور (ar) · Бра-д'Ор (ru) · ブラスダー湖 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Bras d'Or Lake, that point sits at 45.9627° S, 119.2045° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 1,216 km (756 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Albany, Australia, about 1,222 km (759 miles) from the point.
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