Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬, home to about 35,000 people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 17.1180° S, 118.1500° 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 | Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 17.1180° N, 61.8500° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 17.1180° S, 118.1500° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 335 km (208 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Hedland, Australia — 358 km (222 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Saint John's's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 335 km (208 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Hedland, Australia, about 358 km (222 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Saint John's; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (17.1180° N becomes 17.1180° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (61.8500° W becomes 118.1500° E). More on how antipodes work.
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