Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Oman 🌊 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are the Gulf of Oman's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 108,722 km² (41,978 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Oman 🇴🇲 · Iran 🇮🇷 · United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 |
| Also written | Golfo de Omán (es) · Golfe d'Oman (fr) · 阿曼灣 (zh) · خليج عمان (ar) · Оманский залив (ru) · オマーン湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Oman, that point sits at 24.4026° S, 121.1485° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 723 km (449 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 3,042 km (1,890 miles) from the point.
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