Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪, home to about 1.10 million people, and you would surface in South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 41.7270° S, 135.2112° 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 | Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 41.7270° N, 44.7888° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 41.7270° S, 135.2112° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 2,028 km (1,260 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 3,017 km (1,875 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Tbilisi's antipode is in open water, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 2,028 km (1,260 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — far enough out that no shore would be visible from it.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 3,017 km (1,875 miles) from the point.
174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Tbilisi; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (41.7270° N becomes 41.7270° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (44.7888° E becomes 135.2112° W). More on how antipodes work.
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