Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺, home to about 4.63 million people, and you would surface in North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 33.9181° N, 28.8168° 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 | Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 33.9181° S, 151.1832° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 33.9181° N, 28.8168° W |
| What is there | North Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Portugal 🇵🇹 — 499 km (310 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Ponta Delgada, Portugal — 512 km (318 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Sydney's antipode is in open water, in North Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 499 km (310 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Portugal 🇵🇹.
The closest settlement of any size is Ponta Delgada, Portugal, about 512 km (318 miles) from the point.
6 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Sydney.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (33.9181° S becomes 33.9181° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (151.1832° E becomes 28.8168° W). More on how antipodes work.
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