Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Harare, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, home to about 1.57 million people, and you would surface in North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 17.8158° N, 148.9572° 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 | Harare, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 17.8158° S, 31.0428° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 17.8158° N, 148.9572° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 645 km (401 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Hilo, United States of America — 679 km (422 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Harare's antipode is in open water, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 645 km (401 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to United States of America 🇺🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 679 km (422 miles) from the point.
26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Harare; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (17.8158° S becomes 17.8158° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (31.0428° E becomes 148.9572° W). More on how antipodes work.
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