Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Nagoya, Japan 🇯🇵, home to about 3.23 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 35.1569° S, 43.0870° 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 | Nagoya, Japan 🇯🇵 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 35.1569° N, 136.9130° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 35.1569° S, 43.0870° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Brazil 🇧🇷 — 855 km (531 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Pelotas, Brazil — 937 km (582 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Nagoya's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 855 km (531 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Brazil 🇧🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Pelotas, Brazil, about 937 km (582 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Nagoya; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (35.1569° N becomes 35.1569° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (136.9130° E becomes 43.0870° W). More on how antipodes work.
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