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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Nassau, The Bahamas 🇧🇸, home to about 228,000 people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 25.0834° S, 102.6500° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityNassau, The Bahamas 🇧🇸
City coordinates25.0834° N, 77.3500° W
Antipode coordinates25.0834° S, 102.6500° E
What is thereIndian Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landAustralia 🇦🇺 — 1,032 km (641 miles) away
Nearest town or cityGeraldton, Australia — 1,253 km (779 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Nassau's antipode?

Nassau's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,032 km (641 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.

The closest settlement of any size is Geraldton, Australia, about 1,253 km (779 miles) from the point.

Other cities whose antipode is in Indian Ocean

63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Nassau; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.0834° N becomes 25.0834° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (77.3500° W becomes 102.6500° E). More on how antipodes work.

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