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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Niamey, Niger 🇳🇪, home to about 915,000 people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 13.5187° S, 177.8853° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityNiamey, Niger 🇳🇪
City coordinates13.5187° N, 2.1147° E
Antipode coordinates13.5187° S, 177.8853° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landWallis and Futuna 🇼🇫 — 85 km (53 miles) away
Nearest town or cityFunafuti, Tuvalu — 640 km (398 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Niamey's antipode?

Niamey's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 85 km (53 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Wallis and Futuna 🇼🇫.

The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 640 km (398 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 Niamey; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (13.5187° N becomes 13.5187° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (2.1147° E becomes 177.8853° W). More on how antipodes work.

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