Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Nanning, China 🇨🇳, home to about 2.17 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 22.8219° S, 71.6819° 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 | Nanning, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 22.8219° N, 108.3181° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 22.8219° S, 71.6819° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 118 km (73 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Antofagasta, Chile — 160 km (99 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Nanning's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 118 km (73 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.
The closest settlement of any size is Antofagasta, Chile, about 160 km (99 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Nanning; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (22.8219° N becomes 22.8219° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (108.3181° E becomes 71.6819° W). More on how antipodes work.
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