Dig straight down through Saint Helena 🇸🇭 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Marshall Islands 🇲🇭. Below are Saint Helena's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 5,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 185 km² (71 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Also written | Isla Santa Elena (es) · Sainte-Hélène (fr) · 圣赫勒拿 (zh) · سانت هيلينا (ar) · Остров Святой Елены (ru) · セントヘレナ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Saint Helena, that point sits at 7.9240° N, 165.6389° E. The nearest coast is Marshall Islands 🇲🇭, roughly 341 km (212 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Majuro, Marshall Islands, about 639 km (397 miles) from the point.
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