Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Mexico 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺. Below are the Gulf of Mexico's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 1,403,481 km² (541,887 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | United States of America 🇺🇸 · Mexico 🇲🇽 · Cuba 🇨🇺 |
| Also written | Golfo de México (es) · golfe du Mexique (fr) · 墨西哥湾 (zh) · خليج المكسيك (ar) · Мексиканский залив (ru) · メキシコ湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, that point sits at 25.7435° S, 90.7421° E. The nearest coast is Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺, roughly 1,637 km (1,017 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Geraldton, Australia, about 2,378 km (1,478 miles) from the point.
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