Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Shenyeng, China 🇨🇳, home to about 4.79 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 41.8069° S, 56.5520° 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 | Shenyeng, China 🇨🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 41.8069° N, 123.4480° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 41.8069° S, 56.5520° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Argentina 🇦🇷 — 400 km (249 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mar del Plata, Argentina — 432 km (268 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Shenyeng's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 400 km (249 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Argentina 🇦🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 432 km (268 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Shenyeng; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (41.8069° N becomes 41.8069° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (123.4480° E becomes 56.5520° W). More on how antipodes work.
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