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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Naples, Italy 🇮🇹, home to about 2.25 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 40.8420° S, 165.7569° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityNaples, Italy 🇮🇹
City coordinates40.8420° N, 14.2431° E
Antipode coordinates40.8420° S, 165.7569° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landNew Zealand 🇳🇿 — 915 km (569 miles) away
Nearest town or cityNapier, New Zealand — 1,477 km (918 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Naples's antipode?

Naples's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 915 km (569 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.

The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,477 km (918 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 Naples; the 10 largest are shown.

Other cities in Italy

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (40.8420° N becomes 40.8420° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (14.2431° E becomes 165.7569° W). More on how antipodes work.

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