Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Baghdad, Iraq 🇮🇶, home to about 5.05 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 33.3406° S, 135.6081° 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 | Baghdad, Iraq 🇮🇶 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 33.3406° N, 44.3919° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 33.3406° S, 135.6081° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 1,221 km (759 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,243 km (1,394 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Baghdad's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,221 km (759 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,243 km (1,394 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Baghdad; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (33.3406° N becomes 33.3406° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (44.3919° E becomes 135.6081° W). More on how antipodes work.
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