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What's on the opposite side of the world from Tegucigalpa?

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Tegucigalpa, Honduras 🇭🇳, home to about 946,000 people, and you would surface in the Indian Ocean 🌊, at 14.1040° S, 92.7805° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityTegucigalpa, Honduras 🇭🇳
City coordinates14.1040° N, 87.2195° W
Antipode coordinates14.1040° S, 92.7805° E
What is thereIndian Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landIndian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺 — 488 km (303 miles) away
Nearest town or cityBandar Lampung, Indonesia — 1,673 km (1,040 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Tegucigalpa's antipode?

Tegucigalpa's antipode is in open water, in the Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 488 km (303 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺.

The closest settlement of any size is Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, about 1,673 km (1,040 miles) from the point.

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Other cities whose antipode is in the Indian Ocean

63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Tegucigalpa; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (14.1040° N becomes 14.1040° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (87.2195° W becomes 92.7805° E). More on how antipodes work.

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