This is Madagascar 🇲🇬 — 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 | Antananarivo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 27.0 million |
| Area | 589,284 km² (227,524 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Madagascar |
| Also written | Madagascar (es) · Madagascar (fr) · 马达加斯加 (zh) · مدغشقر (ar) · Мадагаскар (ru) · マダガスカル (ja) |
Start near the middle of Madagascar and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 18.6467° N, 133.3305° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Mexico 🇲🇽, roughly 1,906 km (1,184 miles) south-west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Santa Barbara, United States of America, about 2,212 km (1,374 miles) from the point.
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