Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Bangui, Central African Republic 🇨🇫, home to about 832,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 4.3666° S, 161.4417° 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 | Bangui, Central African Republic 🇨🇫 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 4.3666° N, 18.5583° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 4.3666° S, 161.4417° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Kiribati 🇰🇮 — 626 km (389 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Pago Pago, American Samoa — 1,498 km (931 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Bangui's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 626 km (389 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Kiribati 🇰🇮.
The closest settlement of any size is Pago Pago, American Samoa, about 1,498 km (931 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Bangui; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (4.3666° N becomes 4.3666° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (18.5583° E becomes 161.4417° W). More on how antipodes work.
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