Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Cincinnati, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.64 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 39.1638° S, 95.5411° 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 | Cincinnati, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 39.1638° N, 84.4589° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 39.1638° S, 95.5411° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 1,815 km (1,128 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Busselton, Australia — 1,871 km (1,163 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Cincinnati's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,815 km (1,128 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Busselton, Australia, about 1,871 km (1,163 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Cincinnati; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (39.1638° N becomes 39.1638° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (84.4589° W becomes 95.5411° E). More on how antipodes work.
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