Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Ludhiana, India 🇮🇳, home to about 1.65 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 30.9297° S, 104.1297° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | Ludhiana, India 🇮🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 30.9297° N, 75.8703° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 30.9297° S, 104.1297° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 653 km (406 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Concepción, Chile — 2,929 km (1,820 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Ludhiana's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 653 km (406 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.
The closest settlement of any size is Concepción, Chile, about 2,929 km (1,820 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Ludhiana; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (30.9297° N becomes 30.9297° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (75.8703° E becomes 104.1297° W). More on how antipodes work.
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