Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Asunción, Paraguay 🇵🇾, home to about 1.87 million people, and you would surface in the East China Sea 🌊, at 25.2945° N, 122.3565° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | Asunción, Paraguay 🇵🇾 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.2945° S, 57.6435° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.2945° N, 122.3565° E |
| What is there | East China Sea 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Taiwan 🇹🇼 — 53 km (33 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Taipei, Taiwan — 84 km (52 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Asunción's antipode is in open water, in the East China Sea 🌊. The point lies roughly 53 km (33 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Taiwan 🇹🇼.
The closest settlement of any size is Taipei, Taiwan, about 84 km (52 miles) from the point.
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One other city on this list surfaces in the same place as Asunción.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.2945° S becomes 25.2945° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (57.6435° W becomes 122.3565° E). More on how antipodes work.
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