Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Incheon, South Korea 🇰🇷, home to about 2.55 million people, and you would surface in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 37.4781° S, 53.3597° 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 | Incheon, South Korea 🇰🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 37.4781° N, 126.6403° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 37.4781° S, 53.3597° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Argentina 🇦🇷 — 302 km (188 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mar del Plata, Argentina — 376 km (234 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Incheon's antipode is in open water, in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 302 km (188 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Argentina 🇦🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 376 km (234 miles) from the point.
23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Incheon; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (37.4781° N becomes 37.4781° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (126.6403° E becomes 53.3597° W). More on how antipodes work.
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