Dig straight down from the middle of the Sognefjorden 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Southern Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are the Sognefjorden's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 1,314 km² (507 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Norway 🇳🇴 |
| Also written | Fiordo de Sogn (es) · Sognefjord (fr) · 松恩峡湾 (zh) · سوجنيفجوردين (ar) · Согне-фьорд (ru) · ソグネ・フィヨルド (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Sognefjorden, that point sits at 61.1841° S, 173.3332° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 1,360 km (845 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 1,740 km (1,081 miles) from the point.
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