The antipode of Dakar
The far side of the Earth from Dakar is ocean at 14.7°S 162.6°E. The nearest city to that point, Santa Ana, Solomon Islands, is 429 km away.
- Dakar
- 14.7°N 17.4°WSenegal
- Antipode point
- 14.7°S 162.6°E
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- Santa AnaSolomon Islands · 429 km
How the antipode of Dakar is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Dakar changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 14.7°N 17.4°W becomes 14.7°S 162.6°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.