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 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 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.
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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