Dig straight down from the middle of the James Bay 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are the James Bay's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 68,847 km² (26,582 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Canada 🇨🇦 |
| Also written | Bahía James (es) · baie James (fr) · 詹姆斯湾 (zh) · خليج جيمس (ar) · Джеймс (ru) · ジェームズ湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the James Bay, that point sits at 52.7995° S, 100.2668° E. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 1,379 km (857 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Mirny Station, Antarctica, about 1,583 km (984 miles) from the point.
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