Dig straight down through Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇰🇳 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are Saint Kitts and Nevis's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Basseterre |
|---|---|
| Population | about 53,000 |
| Area | 232 km² (90 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Also written | San Cristóbal y Nieves (es) · Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès (fr) · 圣基茨和尼维斯 (zh) · سانت كيتس ونيفيس (ar) · Сент-Китс и Невис (ru) · セントクリストファー・ネイビス (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Saint Kitts and Nevis, that point sits at 17.3210° S, 117.2493° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 354 km (220 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Hedland, Australia, about 362 km (225 miles) from the point.
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