Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Bloemfontein, South Africa 🇿🇦, home to about 463,000 people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 29.1200° N, 153.7701° 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 | Bloemfontein, South Africa 🇿🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 29.1200° S, 26.2299° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 29.1200° N, 153.7701° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 934 km (580 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Honolulu, United States of America — 961 km (597 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Bloemfontein's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 934 km (580 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to United States of America 🇺🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Honolulu, United States of America, about 961 km (597 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Bloemfontein; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (29.1200° S becomes 29.1200° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (26.2299° E becomes 153.7701° W). More on how antipodes work.
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