Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Mashhad, Iran 🇮🇷, home to about 2.47 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 36.2720° S, 120.4319° 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 | Mashhad, Iran 🇮🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 36.2720° N, 59.5681° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 36.2720° S, 120.4319° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 1,449 km (900 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 3,538 km (2,198 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Mashhad's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,449 km (900 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 3,538 km (2,198 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Mashhad; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (36.2720° N becomes 36.2720° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (59.5681° E becomes 120.4319° W). More on how antipodes work.
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