Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷, home to about 18.8 million people, and you would surface in Philippine Sea 🌊, at 23.5567° N, 133.3730° 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 | São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 23.5567° S, 46.6270° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 23.5567° N, 133.3730° E |
| What is there | Philippine Sea 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Japan 🇯🇵 — 619 km (385 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Naha, Japan — 646 km (401 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
São Paulo's antipode is in open water, in Philippine Sea 🌊. The point lies roughly 619 km (385 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Japan 🇯🇵.
The closest settlement of any size is Naha, Japan, about 646 km (401 miles) from the point.
7 other cities on this list surface in the same place as São Paulo.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (23.5567° S becomes 23.5567° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (46.6270° W becomes 133.3730° E). More on how antipodes work.
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