Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Munich, Germany 🇩🇪, home to about 1.27 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 48.1319° S, 168.4270° 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 | Munich, Germany 🇩🇪 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 48.1319° N, 11.5730° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 48.1319° S, 168.4270° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 731 km (454 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,514 km (941 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Munich's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 731 km (454 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,514 km (941 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Munich; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (48.1319° N becomes 48.1319° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (11.5730° E becomes 168.4270° W). More on how antipodes work.
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