Dig straight down from the middle of the Persian Gulf 🌊 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are the Persian Gulf's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 243,429 km² (93,988 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Iran 🇮🇷 · United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 · Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 · Qatar 🇶🇦 · Kuwait 🇰🇼 · Bahrain 🇧🇭 · Iraq 🇮🇶 · Oman 🇴🇲 |
| Also written | golfo Pérsico (es) · golfe Persique (fr) · 波斯湾 (zh) · الخليج العربي (ar) · Персидский залив (ru) · ペルシア湾 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Persian Gulf, that point sits at 27.2553° S, 128.9325° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 322 km (200 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,376 km (1,476 miles) from the point.
Learn more about the South Pacific Ocean →
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