Dig straight down from the middle of the Southern Ocean 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Russia 🇷🇺. Below are the Southern Ocean's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 16,735,755 km² (6,461,708 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Antarctica 🇦🇶 |
| Also written | océano Antártico (es) · océan Austral (fr) · 南冰洋 (zh) · المحيط الجنوبي (ar) · Южный океан (ru) · 南極海 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Southern Ocean, that point sits at 66.3977° N, 57.1565° E. The closest town to it is Vorkuta, Russia, about 322 km (200 miles) away.
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