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What's on the opposite side of the world from Islamabad?

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Islamabad, Pakistan 🇵🇰, home to about 780,000 people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 33.7019° S, 106.8353° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityIslamabad, Pakistan 🇵🇰
City coordinates33.7019° N, 73.1647° E
Antipode coordinates33.7019° S, 106.8353° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landChile 🇨🇱 — 766 km (476 miles) away
Nearest town or cityValdivia, Chile — 3,050 km (1,895 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Islamabad's antipode?

Islamabad's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 766 km (476 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.

The closest settlement of any size is Valdivia, Chile, about 3,050 km (1,895 miles) from the point.

Other cities whose antipode is in South Pacific Ocean

174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Islamabad; the 10 largest are shown.

Other cities in Pakistan

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (33.7019° N becomes 33.7019° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (73.1647° E becomes 106.8353° W). More on how antipodes work.

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