Dig straight down through Turks and Caicos Islands 🇹🇨 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are Turks and Caicos Islands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 38,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 329 km² (127 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Also written | Islas Turcas y Caicos (es) · îles Turques-et-Caïques (fr) · 特克斯和凯科斯群岛 (zh) · جزر توركس وكايكوس (ar) · Тёркс и Кайкос (ru) · タークス・カイコス諸島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Turks and Caicos Islands, that point sits at 21.8120° S, 108.2545° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 566 km (352 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 901 km (560 miles) from the point.
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