Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴, home to about 2.15 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 18.4720° S, 110.0980° 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 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 18.4720° N, 69.9020° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 18.4720° S, 110.0980° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 558 km (347 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Karratha, Australia — 752 km (467 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Santo Domingo's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 558 km (347 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 752 km (467 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Santo Domingo; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (18.4720° N becomes 18.4720° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (69.9020° W becomes 110.0980° E). More on how antipodes work.
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