Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Isfahan, Iran 🇮🇷, home to about 1.63 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 32.7020° S, 128.3019° 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 | Isfahan, Iran 🇮🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 32.7020° N, 51.6981° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 32.7020° S, 128.3019° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 922 km (573 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,716 km (1,688 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Isfahan's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 922 km (573 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,716 km (1,688 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Isfahan; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (32.7020° N becomes 32.7020° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (51.6981° E becomes 128.3019° W). More on how antipodes work.
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