Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Chongqing, China 🇨🇳, home to about 6.46 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 29.5669° S, 73.4070° 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 | Chongqing, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 29.5669° N, 106.5930° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 29.5669° S, 73.4070° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 188 km (117 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | La Serena, Chile — 212 km (132 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Chongqing's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 188 km (117 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.
The closest settlement of any size is La Serena, Chile, about 212 km (132 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Chongqing; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (29.5669° N becomes 29.5669° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (106.5930° E becomes 73.4070° W). More on how antipodes work.
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