Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Washington, D.C., United States of America 🇺🇸, home to about 4.34 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 38.9015° S, 102.9886° 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 | Washington, D.C., United States of America 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 38.9015° N, 77.0114° W |
| Antipode coordinates | 38.9015° S, 102.9886° E |
| What is there | Indian Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Australia 🇦🇺 — 1,190 km (739 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Busselton, Australia — 1,251 km (777 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Washington, D.C.'s antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,190 km (739 miles) south-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.
The closest settlement of any size is Busselton, Australia, about 1,251 km (777 miles) from the point.
63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Washington, D.C.; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (38.9015° N becomes 38.9015° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (77.0114° W becomes 102.9886° E). More on how antipodes work.
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