Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from New York, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 19.0 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 40.7519° S, 106.0180° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | New York, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 40.7519° N, 73.9820° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 40.7519° S, 106.0180° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 1,072 km (666 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Busselton, Australia — 1,141 km (709 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
New York's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,072 km (666 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Busselton, Australia, about 1,141 km (709 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as New York; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (40.7519° N becomes 40.7519° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (73.9820° W becomes 106.0180° E). More on how antipodes work.
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