This map helps you find the antipodes (the other side of the world) of any place on Earth.

The Left Map presents the place for which you want to find the antipodal point. The Right Map shows the antipodal point for the selected location on the left map.
Type in the search box the countrycityaddresszip code or geographical coordinatespress the Find button and our "man" will dig a tunnel from selected location on the Left Mapright through the center of the Earthup to the other side of the world which will be represented on Right Map.

Both maps can be moved and zoomed in and out. Below each map you can view the selected location address and geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude).

The latitude of a point on the Earth's surface is the angle between the equatorial plane and the straight line that passes through that point and through the center of the Earth. Lines joining points of the same latitude are called parallels. The 0° parallel of latitude is designated the equatorthe fundamental plane of all geographic coordinate systemswhich divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The north pole is 90°N; the south pole is 90°S.

The longitude of a point on the Earth's surface is the angle east or west from a reference meridian to another meridian that passes through that point. All meridians are halves of great ellipseswhich converge at the north and south poles. The meridian of the British Royal Observatory in Greenwich (LondonEngland) is the international Prime Meridianwhich determines the proper Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The antipodal meridian of Greenwich is both 180°W and 180°E.

The combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of the Earth. The origin/zero point of this system is located in the Gulf of Guinea about 625 km (390 mi) south of TemaGhana.

The antipodes of any place on the Earth is the point on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to it. Two points that are antipodal to each other are connected by a straight line running through the centre of the Earth. An antipodal point it is often called an antipode (Wikipedia).

The Most of Europeans and Americans believe that if you dig a holein a straight line through the center of the Earthyou would come out on the other side right in China. But this is just a sayingbecausein realityif you dig a straight tunnelin most areasof Europe or United States you will come out in the ocean. The only places where a straight hole will emerge in China ar parts in Argentina and Chile.

Mathematicallythe geographical coordinates of an antipodal point can be calculate as:

• the latitude of the place you want to find the antipodes must be converted to the opposite hemisphere (eg: 45° North will be 45° South or -45°);
• the longitude of the place you want to find the antipodes must be subtracted from 180° and the result will be converted to opposite hemisphere (eg: 25° West will be 180° - 25° = 155° East or -155°).

In the Northern Hemisphere"the Antipodes" is often used to refer to Australia and New Zealandand "Antipodeans" to their inhabitants.

The two largest human inhabited antipodal areas are located in East Asia (ChinaMongolia) and South America (Argentina and Chile).

The largest antipodal land masses are the Malay Archipelago (IndonesiaPhilippinesNew Guinea)antipodal to the Amazon Basin and adjoining Andean ranges.

The Australian mainland is the largest landmass with its antipodes entirely in ocean.

The majority of locations on land do not have land-based antipodes.

By definitionthe North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes.

There are no non-stop scheduled flights between any two antipodal locations by commercial airline service. A hypothetically perfect antipode flight would be Tangier Ibn Battouta AirportMorocco to Whangarei AerodromeNew Zealand (approximately 20000 km flight).

Since 11 October 2018the longest non-stop scheduled airline flight by great circle distance is between Singapore and NewarkNew Jersey at 15,344 km.

Decimal degrees (DD) express latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions and are an alternative to using degreesminutesand seconds (DMS). For latitude the values are bounded by ±90° respectively by ±180° for longitude.

Positive latitudes are north of the equatornegative latitudes are south of the equator. Positive longitudes are east of Prime Meridiannegative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian. Latitude and longitude are usually expressed in that sequencelatitude before longitude. (Wikipedia)

Our coordinates converter is an easy to use tool which helps with the conversion from a decimal degrees format (DD) to a degrees minutes seconds format (DMS) and back. Modify the text in the input fieldsthen click outside the field to convert the coordinates.

• Learn more about antipodes on Wikipedia
• What would happen if I drilled a tunnel through the centre of the Earth and jumped into it?
• The other side of the world
• Geographic coordinate system

At least once in a lifetime you've asked what is under your feeton the other side of the world.

You can learn a little bit of geography in a funny and simple way.

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