Dig straight down from the middle of the South China Sea 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Brazil 🇧🇷, near Rio Branco. Below are the South China Sea's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 3,169,388 km² (1,223,707 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Indonesia 🇮🇩 · Philippines 🇵🇭 · China 🇨🇳 · Vietnam 🇻🇳 · Malaysia 🇲🇾 · Hong Kong S.A.R. 🇭🇰 · Brunei 🇧🇳 · Taiwan 🇹🇼 |
| Also written | mar de China Meridional (es) · mer de Chine méridionale (fr) · 南海 (zh) · بحر الصين الجنوبي (ar) · Южно-Китайское море (ru) · 南シナ海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the South China Sea, that point sits at 10.2603° S, 67.2543° W. The closest town to it is Rio Branco, Brazil, about 68 km (42 miles) away.
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