Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from København, Denmark 🇩🇰, home to about 1.08 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 55.6805° S, 167.4385° 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 | København, Denmark 🇩🇰 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 55.6805° N, 12.5615° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 55.6805° S, 167.4385° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 1,406 km (874 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Dunedin, New Zealand — 1,882 km (1,169 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
København's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,406 km (874 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 1,882 km (1,169 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as København; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (55.6805° N becomes 55.6805° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (12.5615° E becomes 167.4385° W). More on how antipodes work.
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