Dig straight down through Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Brazil 🇧🇷. Below are Northern Mariana Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 57,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 392 km² (151 sq mi) |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Also written | Islas Marianas del Norte (es) · îles Mariannes du Nord (fr) · 北马里亚纳群岛 (zh) · جزر ماريانا الشمالية (ar) · Северные Марианские острова (ru) · 北マリアナ諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Northern Mariana Islands, that point sits at 14.1475° S, 34.7955° W. The nearest coast is Brazil 🇧🇷, roughly 387 km (240 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Salvador, Brazil, about 420 km (261 miles) from the point.
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