This is Jamaica 🇯🇲 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| 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) |
Start near the middle of Jamaica and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 18.0238° S, 102.8485° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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.
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