Dig straight down through Norway 🇳🇴 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Ross Sea 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are Norway's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Oslo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 5.35 million |
| Area | 397,236 km² (153,374 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Kingdom of Norway |
| Also written | Noruega (es) · Norvège (fr) · 挪威 (zh) · النرويج (ar) · Норвегия (ru) · ノルウェー (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Norway, that point sits at 79.9581° S, 157.3175° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 142 km (88 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Scott Base, Antarctica, about 789 km (490 miles) from the point.
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