Dig straight down from the middle of the Canal do Sul 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Gulf of Buli 🌊, off the coast of Indonesia 🇮🇩. Below are the Canal do Sul's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 2,895 km² (1,118 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Brazil 🇧🇷 |
| Also written | Canal do Sul (es) · Canal do Sul (fr) · 南海海峽 (zh) · القناة الجنوبية (ar) · スル運河 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Canal do Sul, that point sits at 0.2315° N, 129.3143° E. The nearest coast is Indonesia 🇮🇩, roughly 21 km (13 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Ternate, Indonesia, about 226 km (140 miles) from the point.
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