This is Palestine 🇵🇸 — 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 4.69 million |
|---|---|
| Area | 5,035 km² (1,944 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | West Bank and Gaza |
| Also written | Palestina (es) · Palestine (fr) · 巴勒斯坦 (zh) · فلسطين (ar) · Палестина (ru) · パレスチナ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Palestine and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 32.1303° S, 144.6985° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,393 km (866 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,695 km (1,053 miles) from the point.
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