It’s at the tip of Long Island and has a clear, unobstructed view of the Atlantic ocean. To figure out what’s across from New York (Montauk), the first thing you might do is take out a map, follow a straight line eastward, and conclude that the answer is Europe, or more precisely Portugal.

What country is on the other side of the ocean?

It’s at the tip of Long Island and has a clear, unobstructed view of the Atlantic ocean. To figure out what’s across from New York (Montauk), the first thing you might do is take out a map, follow a straight line eastward, and conclude that the answer is Europe, or more precisely Portugal.

What is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean?

From north to south they include the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.

What is on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean?

But the Pacific Ocean is its own antipode. You’d still be in Pacific waters. That’s right, the Pacific is so vast that some parts of it are antipodal to itself! The only other such spot is the Gulf of Thailand, which is arguably still an arm of the Pacific, and is opposite Peru’s Pacific coast.

What is on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean?

The Atlantic Ocean is bounded on the west by North and South America. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.

Can you see Europe from NY?

Europe is not across the ocean from New York… but Australia is. When you stare across the ocean from a beach in Montauk, or anywhere in New York, this map shows what’s on the other side (excluding some smaller countries that unfortunately did not fit). No matter which direction you look, you’re not facing Europe.

What is straight across the ocean from me?

If you jumped in the ocean at Atlantic City, N.J., and started swimming in a straight line, where in the world do you think you would end up? The answer, surprisingly, is South America, according to a new map project by cartographer Andy Woodruff.

What is on the other side of Myrtle beach ocean?

The answer, surprisingly, is South America, according to a new map project by cartographer Andy Woodruff. If you start swimming now, you just might end up in Rio in time for the summer Olympics.

What is opposite of America?

Opposite of used as a name for the United States. Old World. old country. homeland. motherland.

Where is the opposite of America?

the Indian Ocean
From anywhere in the continental United States, the exact opposite is somewhere in the Indian Ocean—between Australia and Africa.

Who named the oceans?

The ocean’s current name was coined by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521, as he encountered favorable winds on reaching the ocean. He called it Mar Pacífico, which in both Portuguese and Spanish means ‘peaceful sea’.