Dig straight down from the middle of the Philippine Sea 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Brazil 🇧🇷. Below are the Philippine Sea's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 5,559,258 km² (2,146,441 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Philippines 🇵🇭 · Japan 🇯🇵 · Taiwan 🇹🇼 · Indonesia 🇮🇩 · Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵 · Guam 🇬🇺 · Palau 🇵🇼 · Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲 |
| Also written | mar de Filipinas (es) · mer des Philippines (fr) · 菲律宾海 (zh) · بحر الفلبين (ar) · Филиппинское море (ru) · フィリピン海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Philippine Sea, that point sits at 18.9479° S, 45.7973° W. The closest town to it is Belo Horizonte, Brazil, about 224 km (139 miles) away.
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