Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Gabès 🌊 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 Gulf of Gabès's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 8,899 km² (3,436 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Tunisia 🇹🇳 |
| Also written | Golfo de Gabés (es) · golfe de Gabès (fr) · 加贝斯湾 (zh) · خليج قابس (ar) · Габес (ru) · ガベス湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Gabès, that point sits at 34.4454° S, 169.2663° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,153 km (716 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,347 km (837 miles) from the point.
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