Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from La Paz, Bolivia 🇧🇴, home to about 1.59 million people, and you would surface in the South China Sea 🌊, at 16.4960° N, 111.8481° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | La Paz, Bolivia 🇧🇴 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 16.4960° S, 68.1519° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 16.4960° N, 111.8481° E |
| What is there | South China Sea 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | China 🇨🇳 — 289 km (180 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Da Nang, Vietnam — 387 km (240 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
La Paz's antipode is in open water, in the South China Sea 🌊. The point lies roughly 289 km (180 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to China 🇨🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Da Nang, Vietnam, about 387 km (240 miles) from the point.
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2 other cities on this list surface in the same place as La Paz.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (16.4960° S becomes 16.4960° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (68.1519° W becomes 111.8481° E). More on how antipodes work.
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