Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Aqaba 🌊 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are the Gulf of Aqaba's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 3,301 km² (1,275 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Egypt 🇪🇬 · Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 · Jordan 🇯🇴 · Israel 🇮🇱 |
| Also written | Golfo de Aqaba (es) · Golfe d'Aqaba (fr) · 亚喀巴湾 (zh) · خليج العقبة (ar) · Акаба (ru) · アカバ湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Aqaba, that point sits at 29.0143° S, 145.2268° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,128 km (701 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,351 km (839 miles) from the point.
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