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The antipode of Alicante

A straight line from Alicante through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 38.3°S 179.5°E, 136 km from Gisborne, New Zealand.

Alicante
38.3°N 0.5°WSpain
Antipode point
38.3°S 179.5°E
Under the point
Land
Nearest city
GisborneNew Zealand · 136 km
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How the antipode of Alicante is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Alicante changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 38.3°N 0.5°W becomes 38.3°S 179.5°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.

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