Dig straight down from the middle of the Gulf of Thailand 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Peru 🇵🇪, near Chimbote. Below are the Gulf of Thailand's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 298,667 km² (115,316 sq mi) |
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| Bordering countries | Thailand 🇹🇭 · Cambodia 🇰🇭 · Vietnam 🇻🇳 · Malaysia 🇲🇾 |
| Also written | Golfo de Tailandia (es) · Golfe de Thaïlande (fr) · 泰国湾 (zh) · خليج تايلاند (ar) · Сиамский залив (ru) · タイランド湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Gulf of Thailand, that point sits at 9.8423° S, 77.9447° W. The closest town to it is Chimbote, Peru, about 110 km (68 miles) away.
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