Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Doha, Qatar 🇶🇦, home to about 1.45 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 25.2866° S, 128.4670° 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 | Doha, Qatar 🇶🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.2866° N, 51.5330° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.2866° S, 128.4670° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 99 km (62 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,344 km (1,456 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Doha's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 99 km (62 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,344 km (1,456 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Doha; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.2866° N becomes 25.2866° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (51.5330° E becomes 128.4670° W). More on how antipodes work.
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