Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Surat, India 🇮🇳, home to about 3.84 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 21.2019° S, 107.1619° 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 | Surat, India 🇮🇳 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 21.2019° N, 72.8381° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 21.2019° S, 107.1619° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Chile 🇨🇱 — 688 km (428 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Santa Cruz, Ecuador — 2,934 km (1,823 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Surat's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 688 km (428 miles) north of the nearest coast, which belongs to Chile 🇨🇱.
The closest settlement of any size is Santa Cruz, Ecuador, about 2,934 km (1,823 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Surat; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (21.2019° N becomes 21.2019° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (72.8381° E becomes 107.1619° W). More on how antipodes work.
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