Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Sacramento, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.60 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 38.5770° S, 58.5280° 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 | Sacramento, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 38.5770° N, 121.4720° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 38.5770° S, 58.5280° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 1,026 km (638 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | St.-Denis, France — 1,990 km (1,237 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Sacramento's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,026 km (638 miles) north-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is St.-Denis, France, about 1,990 km (1,237 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Sacramento; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (38.5770° N becomes 38.5770° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (121.4720° W becomes 58.5280° E). More on how antipodes work.
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