Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Paris, France 🇫🇷, home to about 9.90 million people, and you would surface in the 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 the 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.
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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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