Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Valencia, Venezuela 🇻🇪, home to about 1.77 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 10.2319° S, 112.0180° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | Valencia, Venezuela 🇻🇪 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 10.2319° N, 67.9820° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 10.2319° S, 112.0180° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Indonesia 🇮🇩 — 212 km (132 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Malang, Indonesia — 259 km (161 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Valencia's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 212 km (132 miles) south of the nearest coast, which belongs to Indonesia 🇮🇩.
The closest settlement of any size is Malang, Indonesia, about 259 km (161 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Valencia; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (10.2319° N becomes 10.2319° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (67.9820° W becomes 112.0180° E). More on how antipodes work.
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