Dig straight down through Saint Pierre and Miquelon 🇵🇲 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 Pierre and Miquelon's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 6,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 206 km² (80 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern America, North America |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | San Pedro y Miquelón (es) · Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (fr) · 圣皮埃尔和密克隆 (zh) · سان بيير وميكلون (ar) · Сен-Пьер и Микелон (ru) · サンピエール島・ミクロン島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that point sits at 46.7885° S, 123.8208° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 1,424 km (885 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Albany, Australia, about 1,400 km (870 miles) from the point.
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