Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Qiqihar, China 🇨🇳, home to about 1.64 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 47.3469° S, 56.0120° 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 | Qiqihar, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 47.3469° N, 123.9880° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 47.3469° S, 56.0120° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Falkland Islands 🇫🇰 — 472 km (293 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Stanley, Falkland Islands — 502 km (312 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Qiqihar's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 472 km (293 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Falkland Islands 🇫🇰.
The closest settlement of any size is Stanley, Falkland Islands, about 502 km (312 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Qiqihar; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (47.3469° N becomes 47.3469° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (123.9880° E becomes 56.0120° W). More on how antipodes work.
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