Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Ob 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Southern Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are the Gulf of Ob's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 53,049 km² (20,482 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Russia 🇷🇺 |
| Also written | Golfo del Obi (es) · Golfe de l'Ob (fr) · 鄂毕湾 (zh) · خليج أوب (ar) · Обская губа (ru) · オビ湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Ob, that point sits at 69.5606° S, 106.8203° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 384 km (239 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Peter I Island, Antarctica, about 645 km (401 miles) from the point.
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