The antipode of Caen
The far side of the Earth from Caen is ocean at 49.2°S 179.6°E. The nearest city to that point, Dunedin, New Zealand, is 778 km away.
- Caen
- 49.2°N 0.4°WFrance
- Antipode point
- 49.2°S 179.6°E
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- DunedinNew Zealand · 778 km
How the antipode of Caen is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Caen changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 49.2°N 0.4°W becomes 49.2°S 179.6°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.