Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Daqing, China 🇨🇳, home to about 1.69 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 46.5819° S, 55.0019° 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 | Daqing, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 46.5819° N, 124.9981° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 46.5819° S, 55.0019° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Falkland Islands 🇫🇰 — 577 km (359 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Stanley, Falkland Islands — 606 km (377 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Daqing's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 577 km (359 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Falkland Islands 🇫🇰.
The closest settlement of any size is Stanley, Falkland Islands, about 606 km (377 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Daqing; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (46.5819° N becomes 46.5819° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (124.9981° E becomes 55.0019° W). More on how antipodes work.
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