Dig straight down from the middle of the Kara Sea 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Amundsen Sea 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are the Kara Sea's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 816,301 km² (315,175 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Russia 🇷🇺 |
| Also written | mar de Kara (es) · mer de Kara (fr) · 喀拉海 (zh) · بحر كارا (ar) · Карское море (ru) · カラ海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Kara Sea, that point sits at 74.8065° S, 106.7854° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 57 km (35 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Peter I Island, Antarctica, about 868 km (539 miles) from the point.
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