Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Finland 🌊 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 Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are the Gulf of Finland's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 30,402 km² (11,738 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Finland 🇫🇮 · Russia 🇷🇺 · Estonia 🇪🇪 |
| Also written | Golfo de Finlandia (es) · golfe de Finlande (fr) · 芬蘭灣 (zh) · خليج فنلندا (ar) · Финский залив (ru) · フィンランド湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Finland, that point sits at 59.8877° S, 153.8689° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 1,839 km (1,143 miles) north — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 2,344 km (1,456 miles) from the point.
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