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The antipode of Cairo

The far side of the Earth from Cairo is ocean at 30.1°S 148.8°W. The nearest city to that point, Rairua, French Polynesia, is 477 km away.

Cairo
30.1°N 31.2°EEgypt
Antipode point
30.1°S 148.8°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
RairuaFrench Polynesia · 477 km
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How the antipode of Cairo is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Cairo changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 30.1°N 31.2°E becomes 30.1°S 148.8°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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