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What's on the opposite side of the world from Amsterdam?

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱, home to about 1.03 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 52.3519° S, 175.0853° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityAmsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
City coordinates52.3519° N, 4.9147° E
Antipode coordinates52.3519° S, 175.0853° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landNew Zealand 🇳🇿 — 896 km (557 miles) away
Nearest town or cityDunedin, New Zealand — 1,269 km (789 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Amsterdam's antipode?

Amsterdam's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 896 km (557 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.

The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 1,269 km (789 miles) from the point.

Other cities whose antipode is in South Pacific Ocean

174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Amsterdam; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (52.3519° N becomes 52.3519° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (4.9147° E becomes 175.0853° W). More on how antipodes work.

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