Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Minneapolis, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 2.62 million people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 44.9819° S, 86.7463° 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 | Minneapolis, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 44.9819° N, 93.2537° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 44.9819° S, 86.7463° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇭🇲 — 1,301 km (808 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mirny Station, Antarctica — 2,430 km (1,510 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Minneapolis's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,301 km (808 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇭🇲.
The closest settlement of any size is Mirny Station, Antarctica, about 2,430 km (1,510 miles) from the point.
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63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Minneapolis; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (44.9819° N becomes 44.9819° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (93.2537° W becomes 86.7463° E). More on how antipodes work.
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