Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Palikir, Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲, home to about 5,000 people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 6.9166° S, 21.8500° 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 | Palikir, Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 6.9166° N, 158.1500° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 6.9166° S, 21.8500° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Saint Helena 🇸🇭 — 828 km (514 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Recife, Brazil — 1,446 km (899 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Palikir's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 828 km (514 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Saint Helena 🇸🇭.
The closest settlement of any size is Recife, Brazil, about 1,446 km (899 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Palikir; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (6.9166° N becomes 6.9166° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (158.1500° E becomes 21.8500° W). More on how antipodes work.
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