Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Jerusalem, Israel 🇮🇱, home to about 1.03 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 31.7784° S, 144.7934° 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 | Jerusalem, Israel 🇮🇱 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 31.7784° N, 35.2066° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 31.7784° S, 144.7934° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 1,363 km (847 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 1,655 km (1,028 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Jerusalem's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,363 km (847 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,655 km (1,028 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Jerusalem; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (31.7784° N becomes 31.7784° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (35.2066° E becomes 144.7934° W). More on how antipodes work.
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