This is Canada 🇨🇦 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Population | about 37.6 million |
| Area | 10,037,729 km² (3,875,587 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern America, North America |
| Economy | Developed region: G7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Also written | Canadá (es) · Canada (fr) · 加拿大 (zh) · كندا (ar) · Канада (ru) · カナダ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Canada and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 56.7019° S, 69.7562° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇭🇲, roughly 467 km (290 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Mawson Station, Antarctica, about 1,263 km (785 miles) from the point.
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