Dig straight down through Isle of Man 🇮🇲 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 Isle of Man's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 85,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 560 km² (216 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Also written | Isla de Man (es) · île de Man (fr) · 马恩岛 (zh) · جزيرة مان (ar) · остров Мэн (ru) · マン島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Isle of Man, that point sits at 54.2462° S, 175.4886° E. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 455 km (283 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 995 km (618 miles) from the point.
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