Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽, home to about 3.71 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 25.6719° S, 79.6681° 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 | Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.6719° N, 100.3319° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.6719° S, 79.6681° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴 — 2,168 km (1,347 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Louis, Mauritius — 2,348 km (1,459 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Monterrey's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 2,168 km (1,347 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 2,348 km (1,459 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Monterrey; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.6719° N becomes 25.6719° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (100.3319° W becomes 79.6681° E). More on how antipodes work.
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