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The antipode of Essen

The far side of the Earth from Essen is ocean at 51.5°S 173.0°W. The nearest city to that point, Dunedin, New Zealand, is 1,358 km away.

Essen
51.5°N 7.0°EGermany
Antipode point
51.5°S 173.0°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
DunedinNew Zealand · 1,358 km
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How the antipode of Essen is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Essen changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 51.5°N 7.0°E becomes 51.5°S 173.0°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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