Dig straight down through Guernsey 🇬🇬 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 Guernsey's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 63,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 48 km² (19 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Bailiwick of Guernsey |
| Also written | Guernsey (es) · Guernesey (fr) · 根西 (zh) · غيرنزي (ar) · Гернси (ru) · ガーンジー (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Guernsey, that point sits at 49.4596° S, 177.4132° E. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 704 km (437 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 653 km (406 miles) from the point.
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