Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Kolkata, India 🇮🇳, home to about 14.8 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 22.4969° S, 91.6773° 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 | Kolkata, India 🇮🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 22.4969° N, 88.3227° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 22.4969° S, 91.6773° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 1,754 km (1,090 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Ica, Peru — 1,925 km (1,196 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Kolkata's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,754 km (1,090 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Ica, Peru, about 1,925 km (1,196 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Kolkata; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (22.4969° N becomes 22.4969° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (88.3227° E becomes 91.6773° W). More on how antipodes work.
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