Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Pittsburgh, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.84 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 40.4319° S, 99.9981° 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 | Pittsburgh, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 40.4319° N, 80.0019° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 40.4319° S, 99.9981° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 1,491 km (926 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Busselton, Australia — 1,554 km (966 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Pittsburgh's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,491 km (926 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Busselton, Australia, about 1,554 km (966 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Pittsburgh; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (40.4319° N becomes 40.4319° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (80.0019° W becomes 99.9981° E). More on how antipodes work.
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