Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷, home to about 2.17 million people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 1.4481° N, 131.5180° 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 | Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 1.4481° S, 48.4820° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 1.4481° N, 131.5180° E |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Indonesia 🇮🇩 — 174 km (108 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Ternate, Indonesia — 468 km (291 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Belém's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 174 km (108 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Indonesia 🇮🇩.
The closest settlement of any size is Ternate, Indonesia, about 468 km (291 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Belém; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (1.4481° S becomes 1.4481° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (48.4820° W becomes 131.5180° E). More on how antipodes work.
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