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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Monrovia, Liberia 🇱🇷, home to about 1.04 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 6.3146° S, 169.2003° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityMonrovia, Liberia 🇱🇷
City coordinates6.3146° N, 10.7997° W
Antipode coordinates6.3146° S, 169.2003° E
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landSolomon Islands 🇸🇧 — 590 km (367 miles) away
Nearest town or cityTarawa, Kiribati — 951 km (591 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Monrovia's antipode?

Monrovia's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 590 km (367 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Solomon Islands 🇸🇧.

The closest settlement of any size is Tarawa, Kiribati, about 951 km (591 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 Monrovia; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (6.3146° N becomes 6.3146° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (10.7997° W becomes 169.2003° E). More on how antipodes work.

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