Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from N'Djamena, Chad 🇹🇩, home to about 989,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 12.1150° S, 164.9528° 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 | N'Djamena, Chad 🇹🇩 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 12.1150° N, 15.0472° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 12.1150° S, 164.9528° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | American Samoa 🇦🇸 — 653 km (406 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Pago Pago, American Samoa — 668 km (415 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
N'Djamena's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 653 km (406 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to American Samoa 🇦🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Pago Pago, American Samoa, about 668 km (415 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as N'Djamena; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (12.1150° N becomes 12.1150° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (15.0472° E becomes 164.9528° W). More on how antipodes work.
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