Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Rome, Italy 🇮🇹, home to about 3.34 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 41.8979° S, 167.5187° 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 | Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 41.8979° N, 12.4813° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 41.8979° S, 167.5187° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 735 km (457 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,336 km (830 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Rome's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 735 km (457 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,336 km (830 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Rome; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (41.8979° N becomes 41.8979° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (12.4813° E becomes 167.5187° W). More on how antipodes work.
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