Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪, home to about 1.38 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 25.2319° S, 124.7220° 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 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.2319° N, 55.2780° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.2319° S, 124.7220° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 372 km (231 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,706 km (1,681 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Dubai's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 372 km (231 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,706 km (1,681 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Dubai; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.2319° N becomes 25.2319° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (55.2780° E becomes 124.7220° W). More on how antipodes work.
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