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The antipode of Cotonou

The far side of the Earth from Cotonou is ocean at 6.4°S 177.6°W. The nearest city to that point, Funafuti, Tuvalu, is 429 km away.

Cotonou
6.4°N 2.4°EBenin
Antipode point
6.4°S 177.6°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
FunafutiTuvalu · 429 km
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How the antipode of Cotonou is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Cotonou changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 6.4°N 2.4°E becomes 6.4°S 177.6°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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