This is Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| 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) |
Start near the middle of Solomon Islands and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 9.5052° N, 19.9064° W, in North Atlantic Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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