Dig straight down through Guam 🇬🇺 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Brazil 🇧🇷. Below are Guam's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 167,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 480 km² (185 sq mi) |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Territory of Guam |
| Also written | Guam (es) · Guam (fr) · 关岛 (zh) · غوام (ar) · Гуам (ru) · グアム(ja) |
Taken from the middle of Guam, that point sits at 13.4778° S, 35.2165° W. The nearest coast is Brazil 🇧🇷, roughly 309 km (192 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Salvador, Brazil, about 358 km (222 miles) from the point.
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