Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Vatican City, Vatican 🇻🇦, home to about 1,000 people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 41.9033° S, 167.5466° 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 | Vatican City, Vatican 🇻🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 41.9033° N, 12.4534° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 41.9033° S, 167.5466° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 733 km (455 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,334 km (829 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Vatican City's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 733 km (455 miles) east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,334 km (829 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Vatican City; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (41.9033° N becomes 41.9033° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (12.4534° E becomes 167.5466° W). More on how antipodes work.
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