Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬, home to about 1.58 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 9.0853° S, 172.4686° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 9.0853° N, 7.5314° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 9.0853° S, 172.4686° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 56 km (35 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Apia, Samoa — 535 km (332 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Abuja's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 56 km (35 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Apia, Samoa, about 535 km (332 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Abuja; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (9.0853° N becomes 9.0853° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (7.5314° E becomes 172.4686° W). More on how antipodes work.
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