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

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Turin, Italy 🇮🇹, home to about 1.65 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 45.0723° S, 172.3320° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityTurin, Italy 🇮🇹
City coordinates45.0723° N, 7.6680° E
Antipode coordinates45.0723° S, 172.3320° W
What is thereSouth Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landNew Zealand 🇳🇿 — 313 km (194 miles) away
Nearest town or cityNapier, New Zealand — 1,078 km (670 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Turin's antipode?

Turin's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 313 km (194 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.

The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,078 km (670 miles) from the point.

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Other cities whose antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean

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

Other cities in Italy

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (45.0723° N becomes 45.0723° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (7.6680° E becomes 172.3320° W). More on how antipodes work.

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