Dig straight down through Cook Islands 🇨🇰 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Chad 🇹🇩. Below are Cook Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 17,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² (23 sq mi) |
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Islas Cook (es) · Îles Cook (fr) · 库克群岛 (zh) · جزر كوك (ar) · Острова Кука (ru) · クック諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Cook Islands, that point sits at 21.2186° N, 20.2114° E. The closest town to it is Al Jawf, Libya, about 458 km (285 miles) away.
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