Dig straight down from the middle of the Strait of Belle Isle 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are the Strait of Belle Isle's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 4,341 km² (1,676 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Bordering countries | Canada 🇨🇦 |
| Also written | Estrecho de Belle Isle (es) · détroit de Belle Isle (fr) · 贝尔岛海峡 (zh) · مضيق بيل إيل (ar) · Белл-Айл (ru) · ベルアイル海峡 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Strait of Belle Isle, that point sits at 51.7391° S, 124.0672° E. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 1,631 km (1,013 miles) north — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Casey Station, Antarctica, about 1,784 km (1,109 miles) from the point.
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