This is The Bahamas 🇧🇸 — 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 | Nassau |
|---|---|
| Population | about 389,000 |
| Area | 15,584 km² (6,017 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
| Also written | Bahamas (es) · Bahamas (fr) · 巴哈马 (zh) · باهاماس (ar) · Багамские Острова (ru) · バハマ (ja) |
Start near the middle of The Bahamas and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 26.6850° S, 101.6039° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 1,135 km (705 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Geraldton, Australia, about 1,299 km (807 miles) from the point.
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