Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Sanaa, Yemen 🇾🇪, home to about 2.01 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 15.3567° S, 135.7954° 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 | Sanaa, Yemen 🇾🇪 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 15.3567° N, 44.2046° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 15.3567° S, 135.7954° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Polynesia 🇵🇫 — 350 km (217 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 1,488 km (925 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Sanaa's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 350 km (217 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Polynesia 🇵🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,488 km (925 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Sanaa; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (15.3567° N becomes 15.3567° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (44.2046° E becomes 135.7954° W). More on how antipodes work.
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