Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Mbabane, eSwatini 🇸🇿, home to about 90,000 people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 26.3167° N, 148.8667° 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 | Mbabane, eSwatini 🇸🇿 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 26.3167° S, 31.1333° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 26.3167° N, 148.8667° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 955 km (593 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Hilo, United States of America — 973 km (605 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Mbabane's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 955 km (593 miles) north-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 973 km (605 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Mbabane; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (26.3167° S becomes 26.3167° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (31.1333° E becomes 148.8667° W). More on how antipodes work.
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