Dig straight down through Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼. Below are Solomon Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Honiara |
|---|---|
| Population | about 670,000 |
| Area | 24,724 km² (9,546 sq mi) |
| Region | Melanesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Also written | Islas Salomón (es) · Îles Salomon (fr) · 所罗门群岛 (zh) · جزر سليمان (ar) · Соломоновы Острова (ru) · ソロモン諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Solomon Islands, that point sits at 9.5052° N, 19.9064° W. The nearest coast is Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼, roughly 439 km (273 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Bissau, Guinea Bissau, about 539 km (335 miles) from the point.
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