Dig straight down through Norfolk Island 🇳🇫 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Morocco 🇲🇦. Below are Norfolk Island's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 2,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 41 km² (16 sq mi) |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Territory of Norfolk Island |
| Also written | Isla Norfolk (es) · Île Norfolk (fr) · 诺福克岛 (zh) · جزيرة نورفولك (ar) · Норфолк (ru) · ノーフォーク島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Norfolk Island, that point sits at 29.0559° N, 12.0490° W. The nearest coast is Morocco 🇲🇦, roughly 96 km (60 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Laayoune, Morocco, about 240 km (149 miles) from the point.
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