Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Guatemala City, Guatemala 🇬🇹, home to about 1.02 million people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 14.6231° S, 89.4711° 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 | Guatemala City, Guatemala 🇬🇹 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 14.6231° N, 90.5289° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 14.6231° S, 89.4711° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺 — 841 km (523 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Padang, Indonesia — 1,934 km (1,202 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Guatemala City's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 841 km (523 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Padang, Indonesia, about 1,934 km (1,202 miles) from the point.
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| Capital | Guatemala City |
|---|---|
| Population | about 16.6 million |
| Area | 109,445 km² (42,257 sq mi) |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Guatemala |
| Also written | Guatemala (es) · Guatemala (fr) · 危地马拉 (zh) · غواتيمالا (ar) · Гватемала (ru) · グアテマラ (ja) |
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Guatemala City; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (14.6231° N becomes 14.6231° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (90.5289° W becomes 89.4711° E). More on how antipodes work.
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