Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Reykjavík, Iceland 🇮🇸, home to about 166,000 people, and you would surface in Southern Ocean 🌊, at 64.1500° S, 158.0500° 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 | Reykjavík, Iceland 🇮🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 64.1500° N, 21.9500° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 64.1500° S, 158.0500° E |
| What is there | Southern Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Antarctica 🇦🇶 — 307 km (191 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica — 881 km (547 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Reykjavík's antipode is in open water, in Southern Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 307 km (191 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Antarctica 🇦🇶.
The closest settlement of any size is Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica, about 881 km (547 miles) from the point.
No other city on this list surfaces in Southern Ocean — Reykjavík has it to itself.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (64.1500° N becomes 64.1500° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (21.9500° W becomes 158.0500° E). More on how antipodes work.
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