The antipode of Bau-Bau
A straight line from Bau-Bau through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 5.5°N 57.4°W, 88 km from Skeldon, Guyana.
- Bau-Bau
- 5.5°S 122.6°EIndonesia
- Antipode point
- 5.5°N 57.4°W
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- SkeldonGuyana · 88 km
How the antipode of Bau-Bau is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Bau-Bau changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 5.5°S 122.6°E becomes 5.5°N 57.4°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.