The antipode of Arlit
A straight line from Arlit through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 18.7°S 172.6°W, 144 km from Vava'u, Tonga.
- Arlit
- 18.7°N 7.4°ENiger
- Antipode point
- 18.7°S 172.6°W
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- Vava'uTonga · 144 km
How the antipode of Arlit is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Arlit changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 18.7°N 7.4°E becomes 18.7°S 172.6°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.