Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Riga 🌊 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 Riga's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 18,198 km² (7,026 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Estonia 🇪🇪 · Latvia 🇱🇻 |
| Also written | Golfo de Riga (es) · golfe de Riga (fr) · 里加湾 (zh) · خليج ريغا (ar) · Рижский залив (ru) · リガ湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Riga, that point sits at 58.0092° S, 156.7056° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 2,027 km (1,260 miles) south-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 2,452 km (1,524 miles) from the point.
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