Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Brasília, Brazil 🇧🇷, home to about 3.72 million people, and you would surface in Philippine Sea 🌊, at 15.7814° N, 132.0820° 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 | Brasília, Brazil 🇧🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 15.7814° S, 47.9180° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 15.7814° N, 132.0820° E |
| What is there | Philippine Sea 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Philippines 🇵🇭 — 811 km (504 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Melekeok, Palau — 963 km (598 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Brasília's antipode is in open water, in Philippine Sea 🌊. The point lies roughly 811 km (504 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Philippines 🇵🇭.
The closest settlement of any size is Melekeok, Palau, about 963 km (598 miles) from the point.
7 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Brasília.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (15.7814° S becomes 15.7814° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (47.9180° W becomes 132.0820° E). More on how antipodes work.
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