Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦, home to about 3.21 million people, and you would surface in North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 33.9181° N, 161.5670° 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 | Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 33.9181° S, 18.4330° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 33.9181° N, 161.5670° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 1,315 km (817 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Honolulu, United States of America — 1,449 km (900 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Cape Town's antipode is in open water, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,315 km (817 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 1,449 km (900 miles) from the point.
26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Cape Town; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (33.9181° S becomes 33.9181° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (18.4330° E becomes 161.5670° W). More on how antipodes work.
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