Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲, home to about 1.33 million people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 15.4147° N, 151.7186° 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 | Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 15.4147° S, 28.2814° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 15.4147° N, 151.7186° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 559 km (347 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Hilo, United States of America — 596 km (370 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Lusaka's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 559 km (347 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to United States of America 🇺🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 596 km (370 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Lusaka; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (15.4147° S becomes 15.4147° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (28.2814° E becomes 151.7186° W). More on how antipodes work.
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