Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Dallas, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 4.80 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 32.8220° S, 83.1580° 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 | Dallas, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 32.8220° N, 96.8420° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 32.8220° S, 83.1580° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 2,092 km (1,300 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Louis, Mauritius — 2,904 km (1,804 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Dallas's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 2,092 km (1,300 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 2,904 km (1,804 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Dallas; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (32.8220° N becomes 32.8220° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (96.8420° W becomes 83.1580° E). More on how antipodes work.
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