Dig straight down through British Virgin Islands 🇻🇬 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 British Virgin Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 30,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 135 km² (52 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Also written | Islas Vírgenes Británicas (es) · îles Vierges britanniques (fr) · 英属维尔京群岛 (zh) · جزر العذراء البريطانية (ar) · Британские Виргинские острова (ru) · イギリス領ヴァージン諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of British Virgin Islands, that point sits at 18.4249° S, 115.3802° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 249 km (155 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 300 km (186 miles) from the point.
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