Dig straight down from the middle of the Golfe du Lion 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are the Golfe du Lion's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 17,052 km² (6,584 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | France 🇫🇷 · Spain 🇪🇸 |
| Also written | Golfo de León (es) · Golfe du Lion (fr) · 利翁湾 (zh) · خليج الأسد (ar) · Лионский залив (ru) · リオン湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Golfe du Lion, that point sits at 42.7144° S, 176.1994° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 114 km (71 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 678 km (421 miles) from the point.
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