Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Suez 🌊 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are the Gulf of Suez's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 10,568 km² (4,080 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Egypt 🇪🇬 |
| Also written | Golfo de Suez (es) · Golfe de Suez (fr) · 苏伊士湾 (zh) · خليج السويس (ar) · Суэцкий залив (ru) · スエズ湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Suez, that point sits at 28.5991° S, 146.9434° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,215 km (755 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,259 km (782 miles) from the point.
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