Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Bogota, Colombia 🇨🇴, home to about 7.77 million people, and you would surface in the open ocean 🌊, at 4.5984° S, 105.9147° 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 | Bogota, Colombia 🇨🇴 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 4.5984° N, 74.0853° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 4.5984° S, 105.9147° E |
| What is there | the open ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Indonesia 🇮🇩 — 3 km (2 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Bandar Lampung, Indonesia — 117 km (73 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Bogota's antipode is in open water, in the open ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 3 km (2 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Indonesia 🇮🇩.
The closest settlement of any size is Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, about 117 km (73 miles) from the point.
9 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Bogota.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (4.5984° N becomes 4.5984° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (74.0853° W becomes 105.9147° E). More on how antipodes work.
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