Dig straight down from the middle of the Salish Sea 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫. Below are the Salish Sea's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 19,215 km² (7,419 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Canada 🇨🇦 · United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Also written | Mar de los Salish (es) · mer des Salish (fr) · 薩利希海 (zh) · بحر ساليش (ar) · Море Селиш (ru) · セイリッシュ海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Salish Sea, that point sits at 48.7302° S, 56.9450° E. The nearest coast is French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫, roughly 460 km (286 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Mawson Station, Antarctica, about 2,126 km (1,321 miles) from the point.
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