Is the Nether infinite?

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If I were to mine netherrack upwards or downwards, left or right in one direction, would I hit bedrock, or would I keep on going? What would happen?

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 28 '23 at 14:52

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From Minecraft Wiki's page on The Nether:

... Under the Lava ocean, there is a layer of Nettherack¹ and Bedrock on the very bottom. Similarly, the very top of the Nether is Bedrock.

¹ Or Bloodstone

Basically, going up or down either way leads to Bedrock.

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answered Aug 10 '11 at 19:56

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Out of curiosity, is the bedrock on the top smooth or rough like the bottom in the Overworld? – Ullallulloo Aug 10 '11 at 20:03
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@Ullallulloo Rough – fredley Aug 10 '11 at 20:03
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What about left and right? – alexyorke Aug 10 '11 at 20:22
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@Alexy13 Provided you actually go really far, you will reach the Far Lands. – SourceTurtle Aug 10 '11 at 21:15
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Really far, as in 32,000,000 (or more) blocks. – Joe the Person Oct 19 '11 at 22:14
This doesn't actually answer the question? – Django Reinhardt Feb 16 '13 at 23:34

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '11 at 20:00

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The Nether is as infinite as the surface horizontally, however, like the surface it is limited to 128 blocks in height. The only difference is that in the Nether there is bedrock above and below, whereas the surface only has it below.

answered Aug 10 '11 at 20:00

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 10 '11 at 20:15

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To be technical, neither the Nether nor the surface are infinite (both however are VERY VERY VERY LARGE). Regardless of horizontal limits however, ther vertical limit is 128 blocks, just as the surface is.

answered Aug 10 '11 at 20:15

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That's not really true. See http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/19179/what-happens-when-you-reach-the-edge-of-the-world – bwarner Aug 10 '11 at 20:41
@bwarner And to that I give you http://notch.tumblr.com/post/422515389/clearing-up-the-world-size-math – MGZero Aug 10 '11 at 21:53
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That post is from 2010 and appears to be out of date. The one linked in the questions is from 2011 and references "When I changed the game over from being just single zones of a map to an infinite map" – bwarner Aug 10 '11 at 22:10
@bwarner Ahh, I haven't keeping up with the updates as of late. I have some catching up to do! :) – MGZero Aug 11 '11 at 12:59
@bwarner The map is broken at around 12 million blocks from the centre. For all intents and purposes, that may as well be the end of the map. http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Far_Lands – Macha Aug 12 '11 at 19:24

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 26 '19 at 08:23

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So while I was flying in the nether I hit a big wall of bedrock, so technically the nether isn't infinite in either sides

answered Aug 26 '19 at 08:23

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Unless the bedrock continues on eternally. Also, did you come across it in all directions? Does it depend on the map? – Joachim Aug 26 '19 at 08:33

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