Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧, home to about 8.57 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 51.5019° S, 179.8813° 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 | London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 51.5019° N, 0.1187° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 51.5019° S, 179.8813° E |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 848 km (527 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Dunedin, New Zealand — 929 km (577 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
London's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 848 km (527 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 929 km (577 miles) from the point.
Learn more about the South Pacific Ocean →
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as London; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (51.5019° N becomes 51.5019° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (0.1187° W becomes 179.8813° E). More on how antipodes work.
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