Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Port Louis, Mauritius 🇲🇺, home to about 595,000 people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 20.1666° N, 122.5000° 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 | Port Louis, Mauritius 🇲🇺 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 20.1666° S, 57.5000° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 20.1666° N, 122.5000° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Mexico 🇲🇽 — 1,061 km (659 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | La Paz, Mexico — 1,329 km (826 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Port Louis's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,061 km (659 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Mexico 🇲🇽.
The closest settlement of any size is La Paz, Mexico, about 1,329 km (826 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Port Louis; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (20.1666° S becomes 20.1666° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (57.5000° E becomes 122.5000° W). More on how antipodes work.
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