Dig straight down through Jersey 🇯🇪 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 Jersey's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 108,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 127 km² (49 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Bailiwick of Jersey |
| Also written | Jersey (es) · Jersey (fr) · 泽西 (zh) · جيرزي (ar) · Джерси (ru) · ジャージー (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Jersey, that point sits at 49.2093° S, 177.8775° E. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 698 km (434 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 666 km (414 miles) from the point.
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