Dig straight down from the middle of the Canal do Norte 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Halmahera Sea 🌊, off the coast of Indonesia 🇮🇩. Below are the Canal do Norte's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 3,428 km² (1,324 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Brazil 🇧🇷 |
| Also written | Canal do Norte (es) · Canal do Norte (fr) · 北海海峽 (zh) · القناة الشمالية (ar) · ノルテ運河 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Canal do Norte, that point sits at 0.2871° S, 129.4063° E. The nearest coast is Indonesia 🇮🇩, roughly 15 km (9 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Ternate, Indonesia, about 257 km (160 miles) from the point.
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