Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from San Marino, San Marino 🇸🇲, home to about 30,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 43.9361° S, 167.5582° W. 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 Marino, San Marino 🇸🇲 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 43.9361° N, 12.4418° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 43.9361° S, 167.5582° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 685 km (426 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,377 km (856 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
San Marino's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 685 km (426 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,377 km (856 miles) from the point.
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| Capital | San Marino |
|---|---|
| Population | about 34,000 |
| Area | 68 km² (26 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Republic of San Marino |
| Also written | San Marino (es) · Saint-Marin (fr) · 圣马力诺 (zh) · سان مارينو (ar) · Сан-Марино (ru) · サンマリノ (ja) |
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as San Marino; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (43.9361° N becomes 43.9361° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (12.4418° E becomes 167.5582° W). More on how antipodes work.
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