Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇰🇳, home to about 22,000 people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 17.3020° S, 117.2830° 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 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇰🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 17.3020° N, 62.7170° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 17.3020° S, 117.2830° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 355 km (221 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Hedland, Australia — 362 km (225 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Basseterre's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 355 km (221 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Hedland, Australia, about 362 km (225 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Basseterre; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (17.3020° N becomes 17.3020° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (62.7170° W becomes 117.2830° E). More on how antipodes work.
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