Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from San Bernardino, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.75 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 34.1223° S, 62.6980° 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 | San Bernardino, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 34.1223° N, 117.3020° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 34.1223° S, 62.6980° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | France 🇫🇷 — 1,574 km (978 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Louis, Mauritius — 1,634 km (1,015 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
San Bernardino's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,574 km (978 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to France 🇫🇷 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 1,634 km (1,015 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as San Bernardino; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (34.1223° N becomes 34.1223° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (117.3020° W becomes 62.6980° E). More on how antipodes work.
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