Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Seattle, United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 3.07 million people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 47.5719° S, 57.6581° 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 | Seattle, United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 47.5719° N, 122.3419° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 47.5719° S, 57.6581° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 459 km (285 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mawson Station, Antarctica — 2,248 km (1,397 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Seattle's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 459 km (285 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Mawson Station, Antarctica, about 2,248 km (1,397 miles) from the point.
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63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Seattle; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (47.5719° N becomes 47.5719° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (122.3419° W becomes 57.6581° E). More on how antipodes work.
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