Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Luxembourg, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, home to about 107,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 49.6117° S, 173.8700° 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 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg 🇱🇺 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 49.6117° N, 6.1300° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 49.6117° S, 173.8700° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 614 km (382 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Christchurch, New Zealand — 1,231 km (765 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Luxembourg's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 614 km (382 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Christchurch, New Zealand, about 1,231 km (765 miles) from the point.
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| Capital | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Population | about 620,000 |
| Area | 2,416 km² (933 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Also written | Luxemburgo (es) · Luxembourg (fr) · 卢森堡 (zh) · لوكسمبورغ (ar) · Люксембург (ru) · ルクセンブルク (ja) |
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Luxembourg; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (49.6117° N becomes 49.6117° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (6.1300° E becomes 173.8700° W). More on how antipodes work.
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