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The antipode of Damascus

The far side of the Earth from Damascus is ocean at 33.5°S 143.7°W. The nearest city to that point, Rairua, French Polynesia, is 929 km away.

Damascus
33.5°N 36.3°ESyria
Antipode point
33.5°S 143.7°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
RairuaFrench Polynesia · 929 km
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How the antipode of Damascus is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Damascus changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 33.5°N 36.3°E becomes 33.5°S 143.7°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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