Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Miami, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 5.58 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 25.7896° S, 99.7739° 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 | Miami, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.7896° N, 80.2261° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.7896° S, 99.7739° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 1,316 km (818 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Geraldton, Australia — 1,501 km (933 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Miami's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,316 km (818 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Geraldton, Australia, about 1,501 km (933 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Miami; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.7896° N becomes 25.7896° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (80.2261° W becomes 99.7739° E). More on how antipodes work.
New to it? How to play Antipodal.