Dig straight down through Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Southern Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are Faroe Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 49,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 1,042 km² (402 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Føroyar Is. (Faeroe Is.) |
| Also written | Islas Feroe (es) · îles Féroé (fr) · 法罗群岛 (zh) · جزر فارو (ar) · Фарерские острова (ru) · フェロー諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Faroe Islands, that point sits at 62.0877° S, 172.7651° E. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 699 km (434 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 1,433 km (890 miles) from the point.
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