Dig straight down from the middle of the Saint Lawrence River 🌊 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 the Saint Lawrence River's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 38,476 km² (14,856 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Canada 🇨🇦 · United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Also written | río San Lorenzo (es) · fleuve Saint-Laurent (fr) · 圣劳伦斯河 (zh) · نهر سانت لورانس (ar) · Река Святого Лаврентия (ru) · セイント・ローレンス川 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Saint Lawrence River, that point sits at 47.6817° S, 110.0964° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 1,514 km (941 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Albany, Australia, about 1,549 km (963 miles) from the point.
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