Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Harbin, China 🇨🇳, home to about 3.62 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 45.7519° S, 53.3520° 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 | Harbin, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 45.7519° N, 126.6480° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 45.7519° S, 53.3520° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Falkland Islands 🇫🇰 — 712 km (442 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Stanley, Falkland Islands — 739 km (459 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Harbin's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 712 km (442 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Falkland Islands 🇫🇰.
The closest settlement of any size is Stanley, Falkland Islands, about 739 km (459 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Harbin; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (45.7519° N becomes 45.7519° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (126.6480° E becomes 53.3520° W). More on how antipodes work.
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