The antipode of Dortmund
The far side of the Earth from Dortmund is ocean at 51.5°S 172.5°W. The nearest city to that point, Dunedin, New Zealand, is 1,390 km away.
- Dortmund
- 51.5°N 7.5°EGermany
- Antipode point
- 51.5°S 172.5°W
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- DunedinNew Zealand · 1,390 km
How the antipode of Dortmund is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Dortmund changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 51.5°N 7.5°E becomes 51.5°S 172.5°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.