Dig straight down through Mauritius 🇲🇺 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Mexico 🇲🇽. Below are Mauritius's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Port Louis |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.27 million |
| Area | 1,874 km² (724 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Mauritius |
| Also written | Mauricio (es) · Maurice (fr) · 毛里求斯 (zh) · موريشيوس (ar) · Маврикий (ru) · モーリシャス (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Mauritius, that point sits at 20.2778° N, 122.4197° W. The nearest coast is Mexico 🇲🇽, roughly 1,046 km (650 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is La Paz, Mexico, about 1,317 km (818 miles) from the point.
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