Dig straight down from the middle of the Indian Ocean 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Mexico 🇲🇽, near Monterrey. Below are the Indian Ocean's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 60,450,820 km² (23,340,183 sq mi) |
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| Bordering countries | Indonesia 🇮🇩 · Australia 🇦🇺 · South Africa 🇿🇦 · Madagascar 🇲🇬 · Somalia 🇸🇴 · United Republic of Tanzania 🇹🇿 · French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 · Kenya 🇰🇪 · Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 · France 🇫🇷 · Mauritius 🇲🇺 · Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇭🇲 |
| Also written | océano Índico (es) · océan Indien (fr) · 印度洋 (zh) · المحيط الهندي (ar) · Индийский океан (ru) · インド洋 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Indian Ocean, that point sits at 25.0991° N, 99.8815° W. The closest town to it is Monterrey, Mexico, about 78 km (48 miles) away.
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