Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹, home to about 2.81 million people, and you would surface in Tasman Sea 🌊, at 38.7247° S, 170.8532° 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 | Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 38.7247° N, 9.1468° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 38.7247° S, 170.8532° E |
| What is there | Tasman Sea 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 257 km (160 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Hamilton, New Zealand — 401 km (249 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Lisbon's antipode is in open water, in Tasman Sea 🌊. The point lies roughly 257 km (160 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Hamilton, New Zealand, about 401 km (249 miles) from the point.
No other city on this list surfaces in Tasman Sea — Lisbon has it to itself.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (38.7247° N becomes 38.7247° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (9.1468° W becomes 170.8532° E). More on how antipodes work.
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