Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺, home to about 10.5 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 55.7541° S, 142.3864° 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 | Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 55.7541° N, 37.6136° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 55.7541° S, 142.3864° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Antarctica 🇦🇶 — 2,167 km (1,347 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Peter I Island, Antarctica — 2,924 km (1,817 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Moscow's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 2,167 km (1,347 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Antarctica 🇦🇶 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Peter I Island, Antarctica, about 2,924 km (1,817 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Moscow; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (55.7541° N becomes 55.7541° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (37.6136° E becomes 142.3864° W). More on how antipodes work.
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