Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Georgetown, Guyana 🇬🇾, home to about 264,000 people, and you would surface in the open ocean 🌊, at 6.8020° S, 121.8330° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | Georgetown, Guyana 🇬🇾 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 6.8020° N, 58.1670° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 6.8020° S, 121.8330° E |
| What is there | the open ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Indonesia 🇮🇩 — 120 km (75 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Makassar, Indonesia — 324 km (201 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Georgetown's antipode is in open water, in the open ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 120 km (75 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Indonesia 🇮🇩.
The closest settlement of any size is Makassar, Indonesia, about 324 km (201 miles) from the point.
9 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Georgetown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (6.8020° N becomes 6.8020° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (58.1670° W becomes 121.8330° E). More on how antipodes work.
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