Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are the Gulf of Saint Lawrence's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 242,406 km² (93,593 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Canada 🇨🇦 · Saint Pierre and Miquelon 🇵🇲 |
| Also written | Golfo de San Lorenzo (es) · golfe du Saint-Laurent (fr) · 圣罗伦斯湾 (zh) · خليج سانت لورنس (ar) · Залив Святого Лаврентия (ru) · セントローレンス湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, that point sits at 48.5455° S, 118.2875° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 1,496 km (930 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Albany, Australia, about 1,505 km (935 miles) from the point.
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