Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦, home to about 2.31 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 49.2754° S, 56.8764° 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 | Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 49.2754° N, 123.1236° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 49.2754° S, 56.8764° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫 — 491 km (305 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Mawson Station, Antarctica — 2,067 km (1,284 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Vancouver's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 491 km (305 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫.
The closest settlement of any size is Mawson Station, Antarctica, about 2,067 km (1,284 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Vancouver; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (49.2754° N becomes 49.2754° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (123.1236° W becomes 56.8764° E). More on how antipodes work.
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