Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Dalian, China 🇨🇳, home to about 3.17 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 38.9248° S, 58.3721° 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 | Dalian, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 38.9248° N, 121.6279° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 38.9248° S, 58.3721° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Argentina 🇦🇷 — 46 km (29 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mar del Plata, Argentina — 124 km (77 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Dalian's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 46 km (29 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Argentina 🇦🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 124 km (77 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Dalian; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (38.9248° N becomes 38.9248° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (121.6279° E becomes 58.3721° W). More on how antipodes work.
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