Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Port Louis, Mauritius 🇲🇺, home to about 595,000 people, and you would surface in 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 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.
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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