Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Alexandria, Egypt 🇪🇬, home to about 4.17 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 31.2020° S, 150.0520° 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 | Alexandria, Egypt 🇪🇬 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 31.2020° N, 29.9480° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 31.2020° S, 150.0520° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Cook Islands 🇨🇰 — 1,468 km (912 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 1,521 km (945 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Alexandria's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,468 km (912 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Cook Islands 🇨🇰.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,521 km (945 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Alexandria; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (31.2020° N becomes 31.2020° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (29.9480° E becomes 150.0520° W). More on how antipodes work.
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