Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, home to about 3.01 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 21.5188° S, 140.7827° 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 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 21.5188° N, 39.2173° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 21.5188° S, 140.7827° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 244 km (152 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 1,021 km (634 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Jeddah's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 244 km (152 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,021 km (634 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Jeddah; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (21.5188° N becomes 21.5188° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (39.2173° E becomes 140.7827° W). More on how antipodes work.
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