Dig straight down through Jamaica 🇯🇲 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺. Below are Jamaica's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Kingston |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.95 million |
| Area | 12,462 km² (4,812 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Jamaica (es) · Jamaïque (fr) · 牙买加 (zh) · جامايكا (ar) · Ямайка (ru) · ジャマイカ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Jamaica, that point sits at 18.0238° S, 102.8485° E. The nearest coast is Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺, roughly 884 km (549 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Bandung, Indonesia, about 1,334 km (829 miles) from the point.
Learn more about the Indian Ocean →
New to it? How to play Antipodal.