The coordinates for Sydney are: 33°51′35.9″S 151°12′40″E (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney) So the other side of the world is: 33°51′35.9″N 28°47′20″W
This exact spot is in the ocean, but nearby you can see the Canary Islands.
And the nearest big city there is the joint capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (pop: 221,956). 18695 km away.
But closer to the Sydney-antipodean point is the island of Santa Maria, with the city of Vila do Porto (pop: 5511) No so big, but further away. (19560km)
The farthest place from Sydney is located in Western Australia. The most important city in Western Australia is Perth, but it is not located on the farthest place. Small towns or villages on the most distant place are not shown on the map.
The city of Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, is the farthest capital city from Sydney, being 3146 km away.
However, the farthest airport to which flights from Sydney may go is Broome, a distance of 3378 km.
The furthest possible place from any point on the earth's surface is one half of a "great circle" away, i.e. halfway around the world, or about 12,450 miles distant. That brings you to the place where you would emerge if you could bore straight down through the center of the earth and come out directly opposite the place where you started drilling.
From Sydney, Australia, the opposite point is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 319 miles southwest of Ponta Delgada in the Azores, about 1,140 miles west southwest of Lisbon, Portugal, and about 2,780 miles due east of Wilmington, NC.
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There really is only one Melbourne in the world, and it's in Australia. The metro area is at its heart.
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English is the language of all of Australia, however, just about every language in the world is spoken in Melbourne because of the huge immigrant population.
Melbourne is currently the capital of the state of Victoria, Australia. Melbourne enormously benefited from the gold rush in the 19th century and became the "richest city in the world". It organised international exhibitions, constructed big building. Melbourne was the place to be then. George Sala, an English journalist, called the city "Marvellous Melbourne" when he visited it. I might be biased, because I live in Melbourne, but I still find Melbourne marvellous.
Melbourne Cricket Ground (M.C.G), Melbourne, Australia, is the largest cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of holding 100018 people at a time.
The Janoskians are originally from Melbourne, Australia, but they are now based in Los Angeles, California. They have traveled extensively for tours and events around the world.
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2010 Sporting Capital of the World is Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. If anyone can name the previous 'SCotW' Awards it would be fantastic.
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