Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Majuro, Marshall Islands 🇲🇭, home to about 25,000 people, and you would surface in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 7.1030° S, 8.6200° 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 | Majuro, Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 7.1030° N, 171.3800° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 7.1030° S, 8.6200° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Saint Helena 🇸🇭 — 633 km (393 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Abidjan, Ivory Coast — 1,472 km (915 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Majuro's antipode is in open water, in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 633 km (393 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Saint Helena 🇸🇭.
The closest settlement of any size is Abidjan, Ivory Coast, about 1,472 km (915 miles) from the point.
23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Majuro; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (7.1030° N becomes 7.1030° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (171.3800° E becomes 8.6200° W). More on how antipodes work.
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