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The antipode of Edinburgh

The far side of the Earth from Edinburgh is ocean at 56.0°S 176.8°E. The nearest city to that point, Dunedin, New Zealand, is 1,203 km away.

Edinburgh
56.0°N 3.2°WUnited Kingdom
Antipode point
56.0°S 176.8°E
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
DunedinNew Zealand · 1,203 km
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How the antipode of Edinburgh is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Edinburgh changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 56.0°N 3.2°W becomes 56.0°S 176.8°E. 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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