Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Djibouti, Djibouti 🇩🇯, home to about 923,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 11.5950° S, 136.8520° 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 | Djibouti, Djibouti 🇩🇯 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 11.5950° N, 43.1480° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 11.5950° S, 136.8520° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 230 km (143 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 1,519 km (944 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Djibouti's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 230 km (143 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,519 km (944 miles) from the point.
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| Capital | Djibouti |
|---|---|
| Population | about 974,000 |
| Area | 21,880 km² (8,448 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Djibouti |
| Also written | Yibuti (es) · Djibouti (fr) · 吉布提 (zh) · جيبوتي (ar) · Джибути (ru) · ジブチ (ja) |
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Djibouti; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (11.5950° N becomes 11.5950° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (43.1480° E becomes 136.8520° W). More on how antipodes work.
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