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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Nagpur, India 🇮🇳, home to about 2.45 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 21.1719° S, 100.9120° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityNagpur, India 🇮🇳
City coordinates21.1719° N, 79.0880° E
Antipode coordinates21.1719° S, 100.9120° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landChile 🇨🇱 — 1,070 km (665 miles) away
Nearest town or citySanta Cruz, Ecuador — 2,565 km (1,594 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Nagpur's antipode?

Nagpur's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,070 km (665 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.

The closest settlement of any size is Santa Cruz, Ecuador, about 2,565 km (1,594 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 Nagpur; the 10 largest are shown.

Other cities in India

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (21.1719° N becomes 21.1719° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (79.0880° E becomes 100.9120° W). More on how antipodes work.

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