Dig straight down through Northern Cyprus 🌍 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Northern Cyprus's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 326,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 3,782 km² (1,460 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| Also written | República Turca del Norte de Chipre (es) · Chypre du Nord (fr) · 北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国 (zh) · قبرص الشمالية (ar) · Турецкая Республика Северного Кипра (ru) · 北キプロス・トルコ共和国 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Northern Cyprus, that point sits at 35.3095° S, 146.5487° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,785 km (1,109 miles) south-west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,999 km (1,242 miles) from the point.
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