Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Fukuoka, Japan 🇯🇵, home to about 2.79 million people, and you would surface in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 33.5970° S, 49.5919° 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 | Fukuoka, Japan 🇯🇵 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 33.5970° N, 130.4081° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 33.5970° S, 49.5919° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Brazil 🇧🇷 — 277 km (172 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Pelotas, Brazil — 328 km (204 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Fukuoka's antipode is in open water, in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 277 km (172 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Brazil 🇧🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Pelotas, Brazil, about 328 km (204 miles) from the point.
23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Fukuoka; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (33.5970° N becomes 33.5970° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (130.4081° E becomes 49.5919° W). More on how antipodes work.
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