Dig straight down from the middle of the Strait of Malacca 🌊 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Peru 🇵🇪, near Piura. Below are the Strait of Malacca's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Area | 196,894 km² (76,021 sq mi) |
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| Bordering countries | Indonesia 🇮🇩 · Malaysia 🇲🇾 · Thailand 🇹🇭 |
| Also written | Estrecho de Malaca (es) · détroit de Malacca (fr) · 马六甲海峡 (zh) · مضيق ملقا (ar) · Малаккский пролив (ru) · マラッカ海峡 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of the Strait of Malacca, that point sits at 4.5247° S, 80.6255° W. The closest town to it is Piura, Peru, about 76 km (47 miles) away.
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