Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽, home to about 19.0 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 19.4444° S, 80.8671° 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 | Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 19.4444° N, 99.1329° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 19.4444° S, 80.8671° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴 — 1,616 km (1,004 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Louis, Mauritius — 2,444 km (1,519 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Mexico City's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,616 km (1,004 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 2,444 km (1,519 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Mexico City; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (19.4444° N becomes 19.4444° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (99.1329° W becomes 80.8671° E). More on how antipodes work.
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