Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Hiroshima, Japan 🇯🇵, home to about 2.04 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 34.3898° S, 47.5590° 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 | Hiroshima, Japan 🇯🇵 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 34.3898° N, 132.4410° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 34.3898° S, 47.5590° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Brazil 🇧🇷 — 469 km (291 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Pelotas, Brazil — 533 km (331 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Hiroshima's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 469 km (291 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Brazil 🇧🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Pelotas, Brazil, about 533 km (331 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Hiroshima; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (34.3898° N becomes 34.3898° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (132.4410° E becomes 47.5590° W). More on how antipodes work.
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