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 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 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.
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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