Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Singapore, Singapore 🇸🇬, home to about 5.18 million people, and you would surface in Ecuador 🇪🇨, at 1.2950° S, 76.1461° W. That puts Singapore among the 66 cities on this list — out of 391 — whose antipode is dry land rather than water.
| City | Singapore, Singapore 🇸🇬 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 1.2950° N, 103.8539° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 1.2950° S, 76.1461° W |
| What is there | Ecuador 🇪🇨 |
| Nearest town or city | Quito, Ecuador — 288 km (179 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Singapore's antipode falls on dry land, inside Ecuador 🇪🇨. The closest town or city to that point is Quito, Ecuador, about 288 km (179 miles) away.
| Capital | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Population | about 5.70 million |
| Area | 483 km² (186 sq mi) |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Republic of Singapore |
| Also written | Singapur (es) · Singapour (fr) · 新加坡 (zh) · سنغافورة (ar) · Сингапур (ru) · シンガポール (ja) |
One other city on this list surfaces in the same place as Singapore.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (1.2950° N becomes 1.2950° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (103.8539° E becomes 76.1461° W). More on how antipodes work.
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