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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵, home to about 895,000 people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 27.7186° S, 94.6853° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityKathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵
City coordinates27.7186° N, 85.3147° E
Antipode coordinates27.7186° S, 94.6853° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landChile 🇨🇱 — 1,436 km (892 miles) away
Nearest town or cityConcepción, Chile — 2,265 km (1,407 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Kathmandu's antipode?

Kathmandu's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,436 km (892 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.

The closest settlement of any size is Concepción, Chile, about 2,265 km (1,407 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 Kathmandu; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (27.7186° N becomes 27.7186° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (85.3147° E becomes 94.6853° W). More on how antipodes work.

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