Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺, home to about 1.68 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 47.5020° S, 160.9186° 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 | Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 47.5020° N, 19.0814° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 47.5020° S, 160.9186° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 1,228 km (763 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,987 km (1,235 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Budapest's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,228 km (763 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,987 km (1,235 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Budapest; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (47.5020° N becomes 47.5020° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (19.0814° E becomes 160.9186° W). More on how antipodes work.
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