Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Kano, Nigeria 🇳🇬, home to about 3.14 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 12.0019° S, 171.4819° 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 | Kano, Nigeria 🇳🇬 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 12.0019° N, 8.5181° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 12.0019° S, 171.4819° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Samoa 🇼🇸 — 187 km (116 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Apia, Samoa — 206 km (128 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Kano's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 187 km (116 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Samoa 🇼🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Apia, Samoa, about 206 km (128 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Kano; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (12.0019° N becomes 12.0019° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (8.5181° E becomes 171.4819° W). More on how antipodes work.
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