The antipode of Brest
The far side of the Earth from Brest is ocean at 48.4°S 175.5°E. The nearest city to that point, Dunedin, New Zealand, is 471 km away.
- Brest
- 48.4°N 4.5°WFrance
- Antipode point
- 48.4°S 175.5°E
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- DunedinNew Zealand · 471 km
How the antipode of Brest is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Brest changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 48.4°N 4.5°W becomes 48.4°S 175.5°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.