Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Monaco, Monaco 🇲🇨, home to about 36,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 43.7396° S, 172.5931° 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 | Monaco, Monaco 🇲🇨 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 43.7396° N, 7.4069° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 43.7396° S, 172.5931° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 288 km (179 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 990 km (615 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Monaco's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 288 km (179 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 990 km (615 miles) from the point.
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| Capital | Monaco |
|---|---|
| Population | about 39,000 |
| Area | 12 km² (5 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Principality of Monaco |
| Also written | Mónaco (es) · Monaco (fr) · 摩纳哥 (zh) · موناكو (ar) · Монако (ru) · モナコ (ja) |
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Monaco; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (43.7396° N becomes 43.7396° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (7.4069° E becomes 172.5931° W). More on how antipodes work.
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