Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Las Vegas, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.82 million people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 36.2119° S, 64.7780° 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 | Las Vegas, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 36.2119° N, 115.2220° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 36.2119° S, 64.7780° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 1,426 km (886 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Louis, Mauritius — 1,920 km (1,193 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Las Vegas's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,426 km (886 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 1,920 km (1,193 miles) from the point.
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63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Las Vegas; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (36.2119° N becomes 36.2119° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (115.2220° W becomes 64.7780° E). More on how antipodes work.
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