Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Manaus, Brazil 🇧🇷, home to about 1.75 million people, and you would surface in the Celebes Sea 🌊, at 3.0981° N, 119.9980° 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 | Manaus, Brazil 🇧🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 3.0981° S, 60.0020° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 3.0981° N, 119.9980° E |
| What is there | Celebes Sea 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Malaysia 🇲🇾 — 214 km (133 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Tarakan, Indonesia — 264 km (164 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Manaus's antipode is in open water, in the Celebes Sea 🌊. The point lies roughly 214 km (133 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Malaysia 🇲🇾.
The closest settlement of any size is Tarakan, Indonesia, about 264 km (164 miles) from the point.
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No other city on this list surfaces in the Celebes Sea — Manaus has it to itself.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (3.0981° S becomes 3.0981° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (60.0020° W becomes 119.9980° E). More on how antipodes work.
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