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What's on the opposite side of the world from Kyoto?

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵, home to about 1.80 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 35.0319° S, 44.2519° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityKyoto, Japan 🇯🇵
City coordinates35.0319° N, 135.7481° E
Antipode coordinates35.0319° S, 44.2519° W
What is thereSouth Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landBrazil 🇧🇷 — 754 km (469 miles) away
Nearest town or cityPelotas, Brazil — 834 km (518 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Kyoto's antipode?

Kyoto's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 754 km (469 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Brazil 🇧🇷.

The closest settlement of any size is Pelotas, Brazil, about 834 km (518 miles) from the point.

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Other cities whose antipode is in the South Atlantic Ocean

23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Kyoto; the 10 largest are shown.

Other cities in Japan

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (35.0319° N becomes 35.0319° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (135.7481° E becomes 44.2519° W). More on how antipodes work.

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