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The antipode of Cape Town

The far side of the Earth from Cape Town is ocean at 33.9°N 161.6°W. The nearest city to that point, Honolulu, United States, is 1,450 km away.

Cape Town
33.9°S 18.4°ESouth Africa
Antipode point
33.9°N 161.6°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
HonoluluUnited States · 1,450 km
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How the antipode of Cape Town is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Cape Town changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 33.9°S 18.4°E becomes 33.9°N 161.6°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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