Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from San Juan, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, home to about 2.48 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 18.4400° S, 113.8700° 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 Juan, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 18.4400° N, 66.1300° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 18.4400° S, 113.8700° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 297 km (185 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Karratha, Australia — 404 km (251 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
San Juan's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 297 km (185 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 404 km (251 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as San Juan; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (18.4400° N becomes 18.4400° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (66.1300° W becomes 113.8700° E). More on how antipodes work.
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