Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from San Jose, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 1.67 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 37.3019° S, 58.1481° 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 Jose, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 37.3019° N, 121.8519° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 37.3019° S, 58.1481° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 1,134 km (705 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | St.-Denis, France — 1,845 km (1,146 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
San Jose's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,134 km (705 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 1,845 km (1,146 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as San Jose; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (37.3019° N becomes 37.3019° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (121.8519° W becomes 58.1481° E). More on how antipodes work.
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