Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Santiago, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴, home to about 1.55 million people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 19.5000° S, 109.3300° 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 | Santiago, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 19.5000° N, 70.6700° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 19.5000° S, 109.3300° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 552 km (343 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Karratha, Australia — 799 km (496 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Santiago's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 552 km (343 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 799 km (496 miles) from the point.
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63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Santiago; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (19.5000° N becomes 19.5000° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (70.6700° W becomes 109.3300° E). More on how antipodes work.
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