Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦, home to about 3.44 million people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 26.1681° N, 151.9719° 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 | Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 26.1681° S, 28.0281° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 26.1681° N, 151.9719° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 726 km (451 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Hilo, United States of America — 787 km (489 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Johannesburg's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 726 km (451 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to United States of America 🇺🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 787 km (489 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Johannesburg; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (26.1681° S becomes 26.1681° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (28.0281° E becomes 151.9719° W). More on how antipodes work.
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