Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷, home to about 9.80 million people, and you would surface in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 37.5683° S, 53.0022° 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 | Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 37.5683° N, 126.9978° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 37.5683° S, 53.0022° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Argentina 🇦🇷 — 335 km (208 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mar del Plata, Argentina — 405 km (252 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Seoul's antipode is in open water, in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 335 km (208 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Argentina 🇦🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 405 km (252 miles) from the point.
23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Seoul; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (37.5683° N becomes 37.5683° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (126.9978° E becomes 53.0022° W). More on how antipodes work.
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