Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Zürich, Switzerland 🇨🇭, home to about 1.11 million people, and you would surface in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, at 47.3819° S, 171.4519° 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 | Zürich, Switzerland 🇨🇭 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 47.3819° N, 8.5481° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 47.3819° S, 171.4519° W |
| What is there | South Pacific Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | New Zealand 🇳🇿 — 501 km (311 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Napier, New Zealand — 1,282 km (797 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Zürich's antipode is in open water, in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 501 km (311 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to New Zealand 🇳🇿.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,282 km (797 miles) from the point.
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174 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Zürich; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (47.3819° N becomes 47.3819° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (8.5481° E becomes 171.4519° W). More on how antipodes work.
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