The antipode of Dunhuang
The far side of the Earth from Dunhuang is ocean at 40.2°S 85.3°W. The nearest city to that point, Valdivia, Chile, is 1,028 km away.
- Dunhuang
- 40.2°N 94.7°EChina
- Antipode point
- 40.2°S 85.3°W
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- ValdiviaChile · 1,028 km
How the antipode of Dunhuang is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Dunhuang changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 40.2°N 94.7°E becomes 40.2°S 85.3°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.