Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from San Diego, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 2.92 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 32.8220° S, 62.8181° 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 Diego, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 32.8220° N, 117.1819° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 32.8220° S, 62.8181° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | France 🇫🇷 — 1,453 km (903 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Port Louis, Mauritius — 1,503 km (934 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
San Diego's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,453 km (903 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to France 🇫🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 1,503 km (934 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as San Diego; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (32.8220° N becomes 32.8220° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (117.1819° W becomes 62.8181° E). More on how antipodes work.
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