Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦, home to about 1.34 million people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 25.7050° N, 151.7725° 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 | Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 25.7050° S, 28.2275° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 25.7050° N, 151.7725° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 697 km (433 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Hilo, United States of America — 749 km (465 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Pretoria's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 697 km (433 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to United States of America 🇺🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 749 km (465 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Pretoria; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (25.7050° S becomes 25.7050° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (28.2275° E becomes 151.7725° W). More on how antipodes work.
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