Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪, home to about 3.01 million people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 1.2814° N, 143.1853° 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 | Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 1.2814° S, 36.8147° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 1.2814° N, 143.1853° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 1,166 km (725 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,206 km (1,371 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Nairobi's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,166 km (725 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,206 km (1,371 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Nairobi; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (1.2814° S becomes 1.2814° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (36.8147° E becomes 143.1853° W). More on how antipodes work.
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