This is Northern Cyprus 🌍 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| 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) |
Start near the middle of Northern Cyprus and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 35.3095° S, 146.5487° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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