Dig straight down through Montserrat 🇲🇸 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are Montserrat's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 5,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 80 km² (31 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Also written | Montserrat (es) · Montserrat (fr) · 蒙特塞拉特 (zh) · مونتسرات (ar) · Монтсеррат (ru) · モントセラト (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Montserrat, that point sits at 16.7459° S, 117.8132° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 386 km (240 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Hedland, Australia, about 405 km (252 miles) from the point.
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