Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Windhoek, Namibia 🇳🇦, home to about 268,000 people, and you would surface in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 22.5700° N, 162.9165° 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 | Windhoek, Namibia 🇳🇦 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 22.5700° S, 17.0835° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 22.5700° N, 162.9165° W |
| What is there | North Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | United States of America 🇺🇸 — 287 km (178 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Honolulu, United States of America — 540 km (336 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Windhoek's antipode is in open water, in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 287 km (178 miles) west of the nearest coast, which belongs to United States of America 🇺🇸.
The closest settlement of any size is Honolulu, United States of America, about 540 km (336 miles) from the point.
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26 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Windhoek; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (22.5700° S becomes 22.5700° N) and shifting the longitude by 180° (17.0835° E becomes 162.9165° W). More on how antipodes work.
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