Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭, home to about 1.24 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 46.2100° S, 173.8600° 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 | Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 46.2100° N, 6.1400° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 46.2100° S, 173.8600° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 279 km (173 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,058 km (657 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Geneva's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 279 km (173 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,058 km (657 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Geneva; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (46.2100° N becomes 46.2100° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (6.1400° E becomes 173.8600° W). More on how antipodes work.
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