Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Tehran, Iran 🇮🇷, home to about 7.87 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 35.6739° S, 128.5776° 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 | Tehran, Iran 🇮🇷 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 35.6739° N, 51.4224° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 35.6739° S, 128.5776° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳 — 1,252 km (778 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Papeete, French Polynesia — 2,890 km (1,796 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Tehran's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,252 km (778 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,890 km (1,796 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Tehran; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (35.6739° N becomes 35.6739° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (51.4224° E becomes 128.5776° W). More on how antipodes work.
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