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The antipode of Basel

The far side of the Earth from Basel is ocean at 47.6°S 172.4°W. The nearest city to that point, Chatham Island, New Zealand, is 517 km away.

Basel
47.6°N 7.6°ESwitzerland
Antipode point
47.6°S 172.4°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
Chatham IslandNew Zealand · 517 km
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How the antipode of Basel is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Basel changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 47.6°N 7.6°E becomes 47.6°S 172.4°W. 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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