Dig straight down through Saint Martin 🇲🇫 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 Martin's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 38,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 49 km² (19 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Saint-Martin (French part) |
| Also written | San Martín (es) · Saint-Martin (fr) · 法属圣马丁 (zh) · تجمع سان مارتين (ar) · Сен-Мартен (ru) · サン・マルタン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Saint Martin, that point sits at 18.0975° S, 116.9448° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 284 km (176 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 293 km (182 miles) from the point.
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