Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Paris, France 🇫🇷, home to about 9.90 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 48.8686° S, 177.6686° 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 | Paris, France 🇫🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 48.8686° N, 2.3314° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 48.8686° S, 177.6686° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 517 km (321 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Dunedin, New Zealand — 950 km (590 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Paris's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 517 km (321 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 950 km (590 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Paris; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (48.8686° N becomes 48.8686° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (2.3314° E becomes 177.6686° W). More on how antipodes work.
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