Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Kuwait City, Kuwait 🇰🇼, home to about 2.06 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 29.3717° S, 132.0236° 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 | Kuwait City, Kuwait 🇰🇼 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 29.3717° N, 47.9764° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 29.3717° S, 132.0236° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 664 km (413 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,217 km (1,378 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Kuwait City's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 664 km (413 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,217 km (1,378 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Kuwait City; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (29.3717° N becomes 29.3717° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (47.9764° E becomes 132.0236° W). More on how antipodes work.
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