Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Yangon, Myanmar 🇲🇲, home to about 4.09 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 16.7853° S, 83.8353° 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 | Yangon, Myanmar 🇲🇲 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 16.7853° N, 96.1647° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 16.7853° S, 83.8353° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Peru 🇵🇪 — 861 km (535 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Lima, Peru — 901 km (560 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Yangon's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 861 km (535 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Peru 🇵🇪.
The closest settlement of any size is Lima, Peru, about 901 km (560 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Yangon; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (16.7853° N becomes 16.7853° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (96.1647° E becomes 83.8353° W). More on how antipodes work.
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