Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Asmara, Eritrea 🇪🇷, home to about 621,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 15.3333° S, 141.0667° 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 | Asmara, Eritrea 🇪🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 15.3333° N, 38.9333° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 15.3333° S, 141.0667° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 169 km (105 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 939 km (583 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Asmara's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 169 km (105 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 939 km (583 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Asmara; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (15.3333° N becomes 15.3333° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (38.9333° E becomes 141.0667° W). More on how antipodes work.
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