Dig straight down from the middle of the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 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 the Mediterranean Sea's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 1,565,449 km² (604,423 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Egypt 🇪🇬 · Turkey 🇹🇷 · Algeria 🇩🇿 · Libya 🇱🇾 · Italy 🇮🇹 · Tunisia 🇹🇳 · Greece 🇬🇷 · France 🇫🇷 · Spain 🇪🇸 · Northern Cyprus 🌍 · Cyprus 🇨🇾 · Israel 🇮🇱 |
| Also written | Mediterráneo (es) · mer Méditerranée (fr) · 地中海 (zh) · البحر الأبيض المتوسط (ar) · Средиземное море (ru) · 地中海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, that point sits at 37.3195° S, 176.0492° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 479 km (298 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 658 km (409 miles) from the point.
Learn more about the South Pacific Ocean →
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