Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Portland, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.88 million people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 45.5220° S, 57.3181° 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 | Portland, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 45.5220° N, 122.6819° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 45.5220° S, 57.3181° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 436 km (271 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mawson Station, Antarctica — 2,478 km (1,540 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Portland's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 436 km (271 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Mawson Station, Antarctica, about 2,478 km (1,540 miles) from the point.
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63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Portland; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (45.5220° N becomes 45.5220° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (122.6819° W becomes 57.3181° E). More on how antipodes work.
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