Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Kunming, China 🇨🇳, home to about 2.93 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 25.0719° S, 77.3220° 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 | Kunming, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.0719° N, 102.6780° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.0719° S, 77.3220° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 668 km (415 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Antofagasta, Chile — 719 km (447 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Kunming's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 668 km (415 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.
The closest settlement of any size is Antofagasta, Chile, about 719 km (447 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Kunming; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.0719° N becomes 25.0719° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (102.6780° E becomes 77.3220° W). More on how antipodes work.
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