AntipodeMap.com proves Canadian children cannot dig to China

I'm sure many can remember this question from their childhood: if I dig a deep hole to the other end of the world, where would I end up?

China quickly became the popular guess, but a new Google Maps-based website reveals that, if such a thing were possible, children across Canada would find themselves swimming somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Except for those in the southeastern corner of Alberta, that is, who would find themselves on the French Southern & Antarctic Lands.

AntipodeMap.com allows users to pinpoint the location that is exactly half way around the world from where they are. You simply double click on the map, or drag the map to your location, and the second map below immediately identifies the area that is diametrically opposite to where you stand.

"The site defines two antipodal points as being connected by a straight line through the dead center of the Earth," explains Samantha Murphy in a Mashable blog. "For example, New York City's antipodal point is in the Indian Ocean, just southwest of Perth, Australia. San Francisco's antipodal point is southeast of Madagascar, off the African coast."

And just for the record,to dig a hole to China, you'd need to be somewhere in Chile or Argentina.