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What's on the opposite side of the world from Yangon?

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.

CityYangon, Myanmar 🇲🇲
City coordinates16.7853° N, 96.1647° E
Antipode coordinates16.7853° S, 83.8353° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landPeru 🇵🇪 — 861 km (535 miles) away
Nearest town or cityLima, Peru — 901 km (560 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Yangon's antipode?

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.

Other cities whose antipode is in South Pacific Ocean

174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Yangon; the 10 largest are shown.

Other cities in Myanmar

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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