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What's on the opposite side of the world from Mogadishu?

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Mogadishu, Somalia 🇸🇴, home to about 1.10 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 2.0686° S, 134.6353° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityMogadishu, Somalia 🇸🇴
City coordinates2.0686° N, 45.3647° E
Antipode coordinates2.0686° S, 134.6353° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landFrench Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 931 km (578 miles) away
Nearest town or cityPapeete, French Polynesia — 2,370 km (1,473 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Mogadishu's antipode?

Mogadishu's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 931 km (578 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.

The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,370 km (1,473 miles) from the point.

Other cities whose antipode is in South Pacific Ocean

174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Mogadishu; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (2.0686° N becomes 2.0686° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (45.3647° E becomes 134.6353° W). More on how antipodes work.

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